Is it action movies staring Stalone and Schwarzenegger? Margaret Thatcher? Or something else?
These pictures capture what life looked like in Portsmouth during the decade.
MORE RETRO: 15 photos of marathon runners across the Portsmouth area – 9 photos of cyclists and their bicycles through the years
All taken by photographer Steve Spurgin – and the majority were captured on his Pentax ME Super and then Super A cameras.
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1. Clarence Pier
Clarence Pier in the 1980s captured by Steve Spurgin.
Photo: Steve Spurgin
2. Commercial Road
This is what Commercial Road looked like in the 1980s - can you remember these shops? Picture by Steve Spurgin
Photo: Steve Spurgin
3. Old Portsmouth
This photo is off Old Portsmouth in the 1980s. It has changed a lot in 40 years! Photo by Steve Spurgin
Photo: Steve Spurgin
4. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Can you remember the old Marks and Spencer store in Portsmouth? Picture by Steve Spurgin
Photo: Steve Spurgin