There were lots of high-profile celeb visits over the course of the year, including Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, who were in town to visit the Leith Enterprise Trust. ‘People’s Princess’ Diana stopped to chat to the crowds of Leithers who turned out to greet the royal couple.
We've dug deep through the Evening News archives to bring you 17 more photos that will take you right back to Edinburgh in 1985.
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. Crane Christmas tree
Men from construction company Laing's, working at the High Steet in Edinburgh, decorated their crane with a Christmas tree in December 1985. Photo: Stan Warburton
. Stanley Baxter
Scottish entertainer Stanley Baxter playing Widow Twankey in the pantomime Aladdin at the King's theatre in Edinburgh, December 1985. Photo: Stan Warburton
. David Attenborough
Natural history documentary maker David Attenborough at Duddingston Loch in Edinburgh, promoting wildlife reserves in Scotland in November 1985. Photo: Stan Warburton
. Jimmy Casey
Jimmy Casey, owner of the world-renowned Casey's sweet shop in St Mary's Street Edinburgh, with their own-brand sweets in December 1985. Photo: Stan Warburton
. Greenside gap site
Greenside car park at the top of Leith Street in Edinburgh, from Calton Hill, September 1985. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
. Fishmongers
Owner Peter MacIntyre replaces the gilded salmon sign above Miller's fishmongers in Tollcross in November 1985. Photo: George Smith
1. Stanley Baxter
Scottish entertainer Stanley Baxter playing Widow Twankey in the pantomime Aladdin at the King's theatre in Edinburgh, December 1985. Photo: Stan Warburton
2. David Attenborough
Natural history documentary maker David Attenborough at Duddingston Loch in Edinburgh, promoting wildlife reserves in Scotland in November 1985. Photo: Stan Warburton
3. Jimmy Casey
Jimmy Casey, owner of the world-renowned Casey's sweet shop in St Mary's Street Edinburgh, with their own-brand sweets in December 1985. Photo: Stan Warburton
4. Greenside gap site
Greenside car park at the top of Leith Street in Edinburgh, from Calton Hill, September 1985. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood