For some it was 'the decade that taste forgot’, while for others it was a time of great pop music and a golden era for fashion. Whatever your feelings about the 80s, it was an eventful time to be living in the city of Edinburgh.
Take a look through our photo gallery and let us know your own memories in the comments section before you go.
5. Protesting Thatcher
Protesters gathered to protest against Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher when she arrived in Edinburgh to open the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Year: 1981 Photo: Denis Straughan
6. Edinburgh taxi or racing car?
An Edinburgh taxi is dressed up as a racing car for the Evening News Festival Cavalcade. It can be seen here making its way down Princes Street. Year: 1983 Photo: Bill Stout/Bill Newton
7. Horse delivering milk
Jimmy Cole, Edinburgh milkman, breaks the news to his horse Nippy that Scotmid are to stop doorstep milk delivery in October. Year: 1984 Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
8. Leith Pageant
Here Leith Division Guides and Brownies take part in the Leith Pageant. Year: 1986 Photo: Albert Jordan