On a national level, 1987 is perhaps best remembered as the year BBC weatherman Michael Fish failed to forecast a violent extra-tropical cyclone that would wreak £2 billion worth of damage. That October, the hurricane-force winds caused unprecedented chaos, particularly in the Home Counties, but there was plenty happening closer to home too.
We take a look at 19 more photos that will take you right back to Edinburgh as it was 34 years ago.
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1. Crowded Princes Street 1987
Crowds in Princes Street Edinburgh (looking east towards Calton Hill) in January 1987. Photo: George Smith
2. Tynecastle pupils & BBC computers 1987
Children at Tynecastle secondary school in Edinburgh using their new BBC computers in November 1987. Photo: Bill Newton
3. Snow thaws Princes Street 1987
A woman jumps across a puddle and slush in Princes Street as the thaw begins after heavy snow hit Edinburgh in January 1987. Photo: Allan Milligan
4. Sciennes PS tuck shop 1987
Children at Sciennes primary school tuck shop queue for sweets and crisps in March 1987. Photo: George Smith