Here is another look at them and the workers who made them tick.
We have nine reminders of Wearside workplaces and that includes Coles Cranes, Vaux, Brian Mills and more.
Join us on a look back fondly on factories as they looked in yesteryear and then get in touch with your own suggestions on shops, yards, offices we could revisit from Sunderland’s past.
1. Dewhirsts
Workers from Dewhirst's clothing factory at Pennywell were heading off to Whitby for a works trip in 1998. Photo: Sunderland Echo
2. Brian Mills
Brian Mills telephonist works on Comic Relief day in March 1989. Photo: Sunderland Echo
3. Pyrex
The Duke of Edinburgh at Pryex, Sunderland in 1963. Photo: Sunderland Echo
4. Vaux
Frank Nicholson with Vaux workers on their last day in July 1999. Photo: Sunderland Echo