Take a nostalgic trip down memory lane with our selection of old Edinburgh photographs – many of them showing just how much Auld Reekie has changed down the decades.
Scroll through our photo gallery and prepare to be amazed.

5. 35 photos show the changes in Edinburgh through the years
Take a look through our gallery to see just how much Edinburgh city centre has changed down the years. Photo: Third Party

6. Waterloo Place and the GPO building 1943
Waterloo Place and the GPO building from Register House at the East End of Princes Street shows how people of Edinburgh used all methods of transport - trams, buses, cars, horse and cart and bicycles in 1943. Photo: Unknown

7. Aerial view of Edinburgh, showing Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street and Johnston Terrace
Aerial view of Edinburgh, showing Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street and Johnston Terrace. Photo: TSPL

8. Caledonian Club & Liberal Club 1978
Exterior of the Caledonian Club and Liberal Club in Princes Street Edinburgh, April 1978 - planned for demolition. It became the site of Debenham's department store. Photo: TSPL


