It's so long since many of us visited Swansea city centre - we've probably forgotten what it looks like
But while people have been at home during the coronavirus pandemic, there have been some big changes happening in the centre.
When you next venture there, to work or to shop, you might notice a new skyline emerging, as well as brightly painted venues and more greenery.
Here are some of the more noticeable developments that have been taking place in Swansea city centre during lockdown.
Swansea arena and car park
Huge steel frames are changing Swansea's skyline as frameworks continue to be put in place for the new indoor arena and nearby multi-storey car park.
The steel frames started going up on April 20 and are part of the council’s £135m Swansea Central phase one transformation scheme.
The scheme comprises the 3,500-capacity indoor arena, and an adjacent coastal park. These developments will sit above a large car park.
As with all its building work during lockdown, Swansea Council said "innovative ways" were being used to comply with coronavirus guidelines.
Trees planted along the Kingsway
More than 170 trees are being planted as part of the Kingsway regeneration scheme
It's the city centre's biggest ever tree planting scheme which aims to give an "urban park" feel to the area.
The trees are being planted along The Kingsway, Alexandra Road, Belle Vue Way, Christina Street, Cradock Street, De-La Beche Street, Grove Place, Mansel Street and Orchard Street.
The new trees stand up to 10m tall near existing trees. New varieties include alder, birch, cherry, lime, maples, flowering pears, snowy mespilus, katsura and Persian ironwood.
Mark Thomas, the council's cabinet member for environment and infrastructure management, said: "The total number of trees in the Kingsway area - more than 220 - is more than double the number previously there, and is boosting biodiversity alongside large areas of grass and scores of new shrubs and plants.
"The improvements will help bring people and business to an area that's so important to our local economy."
Mariner Street student accommodation
Solid progress has been made on the development of the 17-storey student accommodation in Mariner Street, near High Street.
It now towers above the railway station and might be the first major change commuters notice when more people are able to travel into the city centre.
Council leader Rob Stewart hopes the £65m privately-funded student development will help bring new businesses to the city centre.
Don't miss anything! Sign up for regular updates from WalesOnline
There's often so much information to take in right now, it can be hard to know what to look out for.
So if you want to stay up to date with all the latest news from varying aspects of Welsh life, you can sign up to one of our newsletters as a simple way to keep on top of things.
You'll receive a curated email, with all the important stories - and stories which interest you - in one place.
We send a range of newsletters each day - sometimes twice a day - on the latest news, up-to-the-minute stories and information on coronavirus as well as the latest Cardiff City, Swansea City, and Welsh rugby sports stories.
We also send out some newsletters on a weekly basis: for example our What's On newsletter, or our In Case You Missed It email, helping you catch up with any stories you might have missed.
Our current range of newsletters includes:
- News
- Swansea news
- Cardiff City FC
- Swansea City FC
- What's On
- Rugby
- In Case You Missed It
- Reach tickets
To sign up for one - or even all - of these newsletters is easy and completely free.
Just click on this link to our newsletter sign-up centre. Once you're there put your email address where it says 'email' at the top then click on the newsletters you want to receive.
When you've made your choice press the 'update' preference button at the bottom.
That's it. Your emails will come through to your inbox from that moment on.
So sign up for a WalesOnline newsletter to make sure you know what's going on in our brilliant country and around the world.
The Bunkhouse music venue
The Bunkhouse music venue just off The Kingsway in Park Street has had a bit of a makeover.
You might remember it as being entirely black and yellow. Though it did stand out then, it's now more eye catching than ever.
The new exterior was painted by Swansea's Fresh Creative Co, which is responsible for many other painted buildings and murals throughout Swansea.
Owners Jordan McGuire and Keiran Ivett said they wanted to make sure the artwork included their love of Swansea and live music.
Mr McGuire said: "I wanted something that could make us stand out, but not just any old thing. We wanted to incorporate live music and our love for the city and bay region.
"We are proud of the city and wanted to show just that and make us stand out in and out of the town centre which is in the process of a massive transformation.
"I had seen Fresh Creative Co's work in places and knew they would be the guys to help us do just that and make us stand out."
The floor has been freshened up
Swansea's street cleansing team, funded by Swansea Business Improvement District, have been busy cleaning the paving stones across the city centre.
Rather than a dull grey, the floor is now a much more pleasant sandy colour.
On social media, Swansea Business Improvement District wrote: "Now you see it, now you don't! Our City Centre cleansing teams are hard at work this week to make sure the place looks as welcoming as possible for our businesses and visitors, who are looking forward to returning to Swansea."
St David’s site, Morfa Road
This 245-bed building is the final phase of the St David’s student accommodation complex.
The St David's development, between New Cut Road, Pottery Street and Morfa Road, has a gym and courtyard.
Progress on the final phase of the development has continued throughout lockdown and is due to be finished this year.
Once fully occupied, 967 students will live in the St David's development.
Kingsway Infrastructure Project
A small number of work crews restarted work on The Kingsway Infrastructure Project last month.
Contractors working on behalf of Swansea Council began a phased return to work on May 18.
The roads throughout the area are due to be turned into a two-way system, but there is currently no definite time-frame on this because of the pandemic.
The existing one-way system will instead continue until supply chains, personnel matters and safety measures allow the planned switch to two-way traffic to go ahead. Once that goes ahead, the scheme will be practically complete.
