From aerial shots to street scenes, the gallery offers a glimpse of how it looked 54 years ago.
Enjoy this trip down memory lane from the Express & Star archives, and share your own memories in the comments.
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1. Queen Street, Wolverhampton, 1972
The original caption reads: 'The campaign committee acknowledges that Wolverhampton does have some fine buildings, worth looking at. One of these is the recently cleaned County Court building in Queen Street. But it would like to get rid of the buses that use the street as a bus station and usually obscure the building.' - June 1972. | Express & Star
2. Ring Road, Wolverhampton, 1972
Wolverhampton's Ring Road, pictured in December 1972: 'The signs at each entrance to the subway near Wolverhampton Market denote, according to the Highway Code: "No cycling or moped riding."' | Express & Star
3. Railway Street, Wolverhampton, 1972
A campaign committee was hoping to urge Wolverhampton Council and British Rail to improve the main approach from High Level station in June 1972. | Express & Star
4. Heath Town, 1972
Chervil Rise, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, pictured in March 1972: 'Help is on the way for a group of Heath Town shopkeepers who claim they are struggling to survive because few people know where they are. Wolverhampton Corporation has ordered additional direction signs to guide local shoppers and visitors to the estate.' | Express & Star