These days, Leith Walk is one of Edinburgh’s busiest thoroughfares – but have you ever wondered what it looked like a hundred-plus years ago?
As locals know all too well, plenty has changed on Leith Walk in recent years. But today’s issues, such as traffic and tram works, also plagued the famous street in past times.
Take a look through our photo gallery to see 12 incredible images of Leith Walk in the 1800s and 1900s.
9. A parade passing by
Decorated floats and lorries drove down Leith Walk to celebrate the Leith Pageant in June 1986. Photo: Albert Jordan
10. Rubbish piles
Edinburgh locals were faced with rubbish piling up on Leith Walk during the binmen's strike in November 1987. Photo: Denis Straughan
11. Laying tram lines
Long before the Trams to Newhaven project, construction workers installed the original tram lines on Leith Walk in 1904. Photo: Edinburgh City Libraries
12. A birds eye view
A birds eye view of Leith Walk and the surrounding streets in 1977. You can spot the old railway bridge across Leith Walk between Jane Street and Manderston Street, which was built in the early 1900s by Caledonian Railway as part of their “New Leith Line". Photo: Joe Steele