The detail has changed but some views of our high streets remain recognisable from many years ago as the pictures on this page illustrate.
We have been looking back through our archives and are pleased to bring you some more pictures showing how many of our traditional shopping areas have been altered since the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This week the focus is on Barkingside, Leytonstone, Highams Park and South Chingford. Scroll down this page to see what has changed over the years.
Read more: How our high streets have changed through time
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Barkingside High Street, in 1905, with the Chequers pub on the left and the police station on the right. Picture: Alan Simpson/Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society
A more modern day view of Barkingside High Street
Undated image of The Avenue, in Highams Park. Picture: Stephen Pewsey
The Avenue, Highams Park, in 2014
Pre war picture of Station Road (now Church Road), Leytonstone with Independent Buildings and St John's Church in the background. Picture: Keith Romig and Peter Lawrence
Church Road, Leytonstone, in 2014
Undated image of Albert Crescent and Old Church Road in South Chingford with the Odeon cinema in the background
Albert Crescent in South Chingford in 2014
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