Boodle-Am was an Aladdin's Cave which tempted millions of shoppers over almost 40 years until it shut in January 2008. Owner Marian Marcham first opened in a small unit next to the Coburg pub on Woodhouse Lane in 1969. A year later she opened her second on Queen Victoria Street. The two shops co-existed for around seven years until the floor in the original Boodle-Am caved in, falling into the cellar. The shop had to be demolished but by then the bigger city-centre store was well-established. It moved into the County Arcade in the Victoria Quarter when the shopping centre was just a row of terraced buildings, without the stunning stained glass roof added later. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, are sure to evoke memories for bargain-hunters as they take you inside the shop which was lovingly-run every day by Marian. READ MORE: 22 Leeds city centre shops you may remember from the 1980s | 21 Leeds city centre shops you may remember from the 1960s and 1970s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Step inside and it's like a trip down memory lane for anybody who was a keen follower of fashion in the '60s and '70s.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MTgyODY0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Memories of Boodle-Am
Step inside and it's like a trip down memory lane for anybody who was a keen follower of fashion in the '60s and '70s. Photo: Simon Hulme
![The shop did a roaring trade in ethnic styles, Indian cotton scarves, Kangol hats and, of course, Kickers boots. You can also buy joss sticks.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MTgyODY1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Memories of Boodle-Am
The shop did a roaring trade in ethnic styles, Indian cotton scarves, Kangol hats and, of course, Kickers boots. You can also buy joss sticks. Photo: Simon Hulme
![Root through the clothes, crammed on to original bentwood coat stands, and you would find some now vintage originals.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MTgyODY2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Memories of Boodle-Am
Root through the clothes, crammed on to original bentwood coat stands, and you would find some now vintage originals. Photo: Simon Hulme
![Did you buy any of these from Marion back in the day? Boodle-Am was one of the largest stockists of cult shoe brand Kickers.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MTgyODY3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Memnories of Boodle-Am
Did you buy any of these from Marion back in the day? Boodle-Am was one of the largest stockists of cult shoe brand Kickers. Photo: Simon Hulme
![Marian Marcham with her shop colleague.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MTgyODY4.jpg?crop=3:2&width=453)
![There were dresses, still in perfect condition, with labels such as Miss Mouse and Strawberry Studio, Jeff Banks shirts in their original packets and racks of beautiful velvet scarves.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/QVNIMTE5MTgyODY5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=452)
6. Memories of Boodle-Am
There were dresses, still in perfect condition, with labels such as Miss Mouse and Strawberry Studio, Jeff Banks shirts in their original packets and racks of beautiful velvet scarves. Photo: Sarah Washbourn