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.
9. Shops in Princes Street in 1981
Shops in Princes Street Edinburgh were closing down regularly in 1981, due to a combination of high rates and poor trade. This branch of John Collier relocated to the cheaper St James Centre. Photo: TSPL
10. North British and Mercantile Insurance Company building 1965
North British and Mercantile Insurance Company building on Princes Street in 1965. This became the site of the now closed British Home Stores (BHS). Photo: TSPL
11. George Street 1960
Usher's Brewery's Grey Percheron horses pulling a dray delivering beer to a bar in George Street in May 1960. Photo: TSPL
12. RSDG centenary tank parade 1978
Crowds ignore the rain to enjoy the procession of tanks and armoured vehicles in Princes Street, marking the centenary of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in July 1978. Photo: TSPL