What changes? Albion Street, Leeds 40 years ago - Picture of the Week 21 June 2015

This is not a picture of buildings in a city centre, it's a picture of people, in a city centre. Without people, cities don't exist. Fashions in clothes will change a bit, as illustrated. In Leeds today, flares are probably even les socially acceptable than fur coats, however baby buggies are still current, as are pedestrian precincts, shoe shops and 'To Let' signs.

This photo of mine was used on the cover of the book - Planning Cities, Legacy and Portent by Architect, Author, Town Planner and Lecturer at the University of Leeds, Bill Houghton-Evans, 1975 (pub. by Lawrence and Wishart.)
Today (June 2015) if you Google 'Albion Street, Leeds' you are directed to a car park. However, the real Albion Street, Leeds, is still a pedestrian street. There are still no cars and the area is still full of shoppers, with or without flares. Does London's Oxford Street have a lesson to learn?