The redevelopment and rebranding of the area formerly known as Tiger Bay has seen Cardiff Bay blossom into a jewel in Cardiff’s crown.
In summer especially, tourists and locals alike flock to the Bay for the theatre, restaurants, bars and attractions that make the area a vibrant hub of the community.
But the Cardiff Bay we see now is a world away from the Tiger Bay of old, as these amazing old pictures show.
Ready for a trip back in time? Thought so...
Cats, cars and buckets in June 1958
Jive talking in one of the many clubs
Play time used to look like this
Proud Richard Batten and his wife and daughter outside his shop on the corner of Bute Street and Crichton Street. Can you guess the year? It's actually 1890
Tiger Bay's most famous resident, Shirley Bassey. Here's the tigress from Tiger Bay waving to fans from the New Theatre window during a homecoming gig in May 1957
Patricia Rees and her two young children. They were the last residents of Patrick Street in 1969
The long wait at the Employment Exchange
Posing for a snap in Butetown in 1970
Catch of the day away from the hustle and bustle
How Angelina Street was in the 50s
Workers take a breather and take in the docks
Welsh author Gwyn Thomas explores the remains of Tiger Bay in December 1963
Dressed in their Sunday best, the Gospel Mission Hall congregation
Sassy Bassey back home again
Many pints were downed in The Freemasons. Here's how it was in the 50s
More great pictures of Tiger Bay here:
YOUR MEMORIES
BARBARA MACARTHUR, a semi-retired social worker from Cardiff, sent us a copy of an article taken from a 1975 edition of the Community Care magazine.
Barbara said: "When the young journalist arrived at Social Services where chief officials promised to help - surprise! surprise! - none of them could be located so I took him with me in my banger and introduced him to people like Chalky White, the ladies at the Community Centre, the medical centre, The Paddle and the Bosun, and so forth."
Thanks to Barbara stepping in to help, this is the article that appeared, 40 years' ago:
'Despite the toughness, the riots, the deaths in the streets that were a hallmark of the old Bay, everyone agrees there was a closely knit, tightly organised community - and a multi-racial one'
'Tiger Bay was the first coloured community in Britain. The first recorded landing by a free black man was in Cardiff docks'
'Among Tiger Bay's most famous ex-citizens are Shirley Bassey and Joe Erskine'
'...the Tiger has crept away to hide in people's hearts, a memory of an unruly but loveable rogue'
What are your memories of Tiger Bay? We'd love to see some pictures or hear your stories. Get in touch by emailing communities@walesonline.co.uk
