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.

29. The Jacey Cinema 1964
Originally called Princes Cinema which opened on September 14th 1912 and closed its doors on November 4th 1935. It was remodelled for the Scottish Associated News Theatres and called the Monseigneur News Theatre. It became the Jacey in January 1964 and closed in 1973 after suffering from the closure of Princes Street station. Photo: George Smith

30. Evening News Cavalcade 1983
An Edinburgh taxi dressed as a racing car makes its way along Princes Street in the Evening News Festival Cavalcade, August 1983. Photo: TSPL

31. Exterior of Royal Hotel and Jenners
It was announced that Jenners department store in Princes Street Edinburgh was to expand and take over the Royal Hotel in May 1960. Photo: TSPL

32. John Menzies & Smalls 1977
John Menzies, newsagents and stationers, and Smalls department store in Princes Street Edinburgh, July 1977. Photo: TSPL


