90s Edinburgh: These 11 nostalgic photos capture life in Edinburgh in the 1990s

We’ve had a dig through our photo archives to find some amazing pictures that perfectly capture Edinburgh in the 1990s.

By Gary Flockhart

Published 14th Jan 2023, 04:55 GMT

Updated 14th Jan 2023, 08:44 GMT

Take a look at these photos of the Capital from back then – including the opening of the Gyle, St James Shopping Centre, as it was then, and a cracking Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle.

New Year party goers can be seen here having a knees-up at the Tron Kirk in Edinburgh on Hogmanay, 1990.

1. Edinburgh Hogmanay

New Year party goers can be seen here having a knees-up at the Tron Kirk in Edinburgh on Hogmanay, 1990. Photo: Joe Steele

Here you can see the exterior of the St James Shopping centre at the east end of Princes Street, after its refurbishment in January 1992. Of course now the centre doesn’t exist any more, having been developed into the St James Quarter.

2. St James Shopping Centre

Here you can see the exterior of the St James Shopping centre at the east end of Princes Street, after its refurbishment in January 1992. Of course now the centre doesn’t exist any more, having been developed into the St James Quarter. Photo: Denis Straughan

The bus station in Edinburgh in the 1990s looked a lot different than how it does today, in part thanks to the huge, concrete-clad office development that towered above it.

3. St Andrew Square bus station

The bus station in Edinburgh in the 1990s looked a lot different than how it does today, in part thanks to the huge, concrete-clad office development that towered above it. Photo: Alistair Linford

Children can be seen here watching the old Westburn blocks of flats being torn down at Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. This picture was taken in January, 1993.

4. Wester Hailes demolition

Children can be seen here watching the old Westburn blocks of flats being torn down at Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. This picture was taken in January, 1993. Photo: Colin McPherson

Edinburgh Tynecastle