But were you pictured in a Christmas queue in the town in years gone by? Or perhaps lining up for tickets for a football match.
Were you in one of our photographs as you queued for fish and chips – or for bread outside a bakery?
Take a look through our selection of photos and see if you can spot yourself.
1. Waiting patiently in line
A 1950s view of a Christmas party in Hartlepool and the children are waiting patiently in line to see Santa. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
2. Boxing Day sales at Binns
These bargain hunters didn't mind braving the cold to grab a bargain at Binns on Boxing Day. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
3. Balmer's Bakery
Balmer's Bakery in Murray Street where a long queue had formed as people waited patiently for their loaves during the bread strike of the 1970s. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
4. Come on Pools!
It's 2003 and these fans were queuing for tickets to see Pools take on Sunderland in the FA Cup. Are you pictured? Photo: FLR