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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![Clarence Pier in the 1980s captured by Steve Spurgin.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM4OTA5MzU0LTMwZjQtNDU3Mi05NjhiLTUxMDYyNDYzNjA4ZTo1ODViNjBmZS1jODUzLTQxN2ItOTY1MC03MmJlNDdkMDQzMGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Clarence Pier
Clarence Pier in the 1980s captured by Steve Spurgin. Photo: Steve Spurgin
![This is what Commercial Road looked like in the 1980s - can you remember these shops? Picture by Steve Spurgin](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdhMmQ1ZDRmLTQ0ZDgtNDk2Zi1iNDUyLTc5YmEyODZlNjQxMjo4NjVkZjkyZC04ZWY4LTRhNDUtYWRiMy0zODUxODk4ODk2YzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
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
![This photo is off Old Portsmouth in the 1980s. It has changed a lot in 40 years! Photo by Steve Spurgin](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVmOGY2NWQ0LTQ1YjQtNDcwMi1hNzYzLTE4YmU5MDUwYjM0YTo5MzcwMmM0OC0xN2JlLTRmMWEtYmNlOS03YzZhM2Y2OWFiMGM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
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
![Can you remember the old Marks and Spencer store in Portsmouth? Picture by Steve Spurgin](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUxM2I5OGQwLTEwNDctNDVhNi04ZWM1LTEwMDg2ZWJkYjYzMjpmYjE4YzM2Mi0yOWVmLTRlODQtOTczYy00YjJmN2I1MWU2ODU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Can you remember the old Marks and Spencer store in Portsmouth? Picture by Steve Spurgin Photo: Steve Spurgin