We decided to dive into The News archives to find old photos capturing how it has evolved over the decades.
The pictures span from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and all the way to the 1990s.
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You can see all our pictures in our gallery below.
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![Photo captures life in West Street, Fareham in January 1964.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE0YjdmN2MzLWRkODctNDcwYS1iZjBiLTQ1YjhkZjA4YzA2YjoxMzE0MjE1Zi1kMjliLTQ0MGItYmQ3Mi1kNDRjNGQxNTg3N2Y=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
1. West Street, Fareham
Photo captures life in West Street, Fareham in January 1964.Photo: -
![Picture captures West Street in Fareham as it was in August 1971.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhkODg3MzIyLTgzZmEtNDAwYS1iMzMxLTMyZDQ1OWE3MmU3NTo1NTI5OGYzMC1mYTU4LTRjYmYtYjU5MS0wN2U5MmNjODA3NTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
2. West Street, Fareham
Picture captures West Street in Fareham as it was in August 1971.Photo: -
![A rainy day in West Street, Fareham in August 1973](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM3MzllOThhLTcxOTEtNDZlYi1iN2ZjLWZkOWE5ZGJlODUwMDozYWU2MmEzMi1jZWM1LTRjNmUtOGE4YS1jYjY2ZGQwZDVjYWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
![Photo captures the buzz of life on West Street in Fareham in November 1973.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVkM2IyOGI1LTU2OWUtNDdjMC05NzhiLWE4MzAxYWU1ZDA3MjphOTExNmZmNi04ZDJiLTRlZDItYTQ0Yi05ZGRkN2ZhZmZkNmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
4. West Street, Fareham
Photo captures the buzz of life on West Street in Fareham in November 1973.Photo: -
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