Town centres are changing fast and Solihull is no exception.
But while a lot of the focus is on the steady churn of shops and restaurants which open and close, far less attention is paid to public sector facilities.
These are the buildings - without banners or showy front windows - which often go unnoticed.
They're the addresses which many residents visit rarely, if at all, but on the day that they do it could be among the most important of their life.
And they're the places which have, in many cases, disappeared or seen dramatic changes over the course of the past decade.
While the reasons are varied, the decisions can cause a lot of concern.
Even as Solihull's population continues to rise - there are now more than 210,000 residents - the public sector which serves them is shrinking.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) looks at some of the biggest changes in the town centre in recent years and those waiting around the corner.
Bulldozers stand over the rubble of what was once the town's court house, as work continues to build a new Aldi on the site.
While news of the supermarket development on Homer Road was welcomed by many residents, the demolition marks the end of a building which was a key landmark for many decades.
Solihull Magistrates was mothballed in 2014, with cases transferred to Birmingham, and the sale confirmed a few years later.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) had agreed to dispose of the site as part of efforts to "modernise" the system, amid claims that many courts were either standing empty or underused.
"These buildings are expensive to maintain yet unsuitable for modern technology," said a statement in the House of Lords.
Although the move attracted a fair amount of controversy, with concerns a few years earlier that a consultation on the closure had been "hurried" and that the decision went against the centuries-old tradition of justice being administered locally.
Speaking at the time, former solicitor and then serving councillor John Windmill said: "Instead of all cases moving to an incredibly busy court at Birmingham why couldn't cases from areas like Sheldon, Acocks Green and Yardley be outsourced to Solihull."
Next door to the former court site, the distinctive blue lamp of West Midlands Police remains in place. But not for too much longer.
There was great concern 12 months ago when it was agreed that the police station would be one of 24 across the region closing its doors in the next six years.
As one of only two of the two dozen still open to the public, there was a commitment in Solihull 's case that a cheaper home would be found nearby.
The closure is scheduled for next year, although the new location is yet be confirmed.
The proposals had led to angry clashes between Solihull Council's cabinet and the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson.
Speaking at the time Cllr Bob Sleigh, Leader of the Council, said: "This is an essential policing operation which people place their confidence in.
"Sometimes the travelling times between North Solihull and Central Solihull can be immense and our geography is quite large, so we are very concerned how effective police operations can be maintained."
Mr Jamieson, who argued that selling premises would safeguard around 100 roles, had defended the proposal.
"The current building is about 20 per cent used, we have to maintain it, we have to light it. It is a burden to us," he said.
"If we were not moving out you would be quite right to be critical of us in using a premises which was not being used fully."
The custody suite at the site has already closed, with prisoners now taken to either Perry Barr or Coventry.
While Solihull was described as a "busy" site at a recent health scrutiny board, it has undergone a number of changes in the past ten years or so.
Its maternity unit was downgraded amid a storm of controversy in 2010.
A major campaign, which received backing from across the political spectrum, failed to persuade health bosses to change their mind. They maintained that patient safety was at the heart of the new arrangements.
In addition, the hospital no longer has an A&E.
Olton councillor Jo Fairburn (Lib Dem) suggested earlier this year that there was confusion over the sort of cases the Lode Lane site was geared up to deal with.
"A lot of people in Solihull still think there is an A&E and they are surprised when you say there isn't one," she said.
Paul Williams, from University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), the trust responsible for the hospital, had told the scrutiny board that a patient's case would determine where they were taken.
While The Core, which houses the central library and council-owned theatre, underwent a major refurbishment in 2016, one well-known facility had at that point already closed.
The tourist information office, which had once stood to the left of the entrance, had shut its doors a few years previously.
The decision to wind up the outlet came under renewed scrutiny last year, when it was agreed to appoint a cabinet member who would have specific responsibility for tourism.
Nick Stephens, chair of Solihull and Meriden Labour, had questioned the Conservative group's commitment given their decision to axe the centre after regaining control of the council in 2011.
Cllr Joe Tildesley, who was handed the new brief, has argued there are now fresh options to engage with residents using the likes of social media.
The National Express ticket office, in Station Road, had been serving passengers since 1976 and was a familiar sight on the shopping parade.
The shutters finally came down in April 2017, with the bus operator citing a growing number of customers buying online or via a phone app.
While National Express, which runs some of the borough's busiest routes, is a private company, the premises dated back to several years before the region's bus network was deregulated in the mid 1980s.
In 2013, the old Ambulance Station in Hermitage Road closed its doors after almost 50 years.
The decision by West Midlands Ambulance Service to introduce a new "Make Ready" system, which saw a large part of operations transferred to a central hub in Erdington, Birmingham, attracted fierce criticism.
Solihull's then MP, Lorely Burt, had been among those to raise grave concerns about the new arrangements.
The following year, following a concerted effort by campaigners, it was agreed that two double-crewed ambulances would be introduced at the Solihull Hospital site. And it was announced that a third vehicle would be based in the borough last year.
As for the old building, it was subsequently refurbished and reopened as The Hub Community Centre.
Solihull Council had been due to move to a new home, with its current base demolished as part of the Touchwood expansion.
But in 2017, it was confirmed that the shopping centre was not in a position to take the project forward at that time,.
The issue has been discussed behind closed doors at a number of council meetings - most recently last month - although uncertainty still surrounds the proposals.
Speaking last autumn, Cllr James Burn, leader of Solihull's Green group, said: "This deal has been looking shaky for some time, and after all the controversy this development has caused, we may now be back at square one."
In a statement issued last month, Touchwood's owners said: "Lend Lease Retail Partnership confirms the proposed extension to Touchwood, which was granted planning permission in November 2015, is under review.
"Further information will be announced in due course."