Also that year, chart-topping pop act The Thompson Twins opened a giant new HMV record store on Princes Street, while on nearby North Bridge, locals were introduced to the joys of in-store catalogue shopping with the opening of Argos.
One visitor to Edinburgh in 1985 who readers won’t recognise, however, is Hollywood superstar Keira Knightley. The future actress was in the Capital with her Glasgow-born mother, Sharman MacDonald, who had been recognised as Playwright of the Year.
We've dipped into the Evening News picture archives to bring you 17 pictures that will transport you back to Edinburgh in 1985.
5. Cavalcade costume
A man dressed as a 'South Sea Islander' causes great hilarity as he passes the VIP stand during the Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade in August 1985 Photo: Joe Steele
6. Cavalcade circus outfits
Members of the Blood Transfusion Service dressed in circus costume in the Evening News-sponsored Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade in August 1985 Photo: Joe Steele
7. Giant Cabbage Patch Kid
A giant Cabbage Patch Kid and 10-year-old Krisha Jacobs (with a Cabbage Patch doll) visited the Sick Children's Hospital in Edinburgh in October 1985. Photo: George Smith
8. Lenny Henry
British impressionist/comedian Lenny Henry in Edinburgh, August 1985. Photo: Joe Steele Denis Straughan