A former village serving several farms and estates in the area, in the 19th century it developed as a residential suburb, thanks to the advent of a railway service and other transport improvements.
Morningside is now a local government ward with a population of around 33,000 people living in a mixture of villas, tenement flats and more modern housing – all centred around the main shopping street of Morningside Road.
We’ve trawled through our picture archives to bring you 11 photos of Morningside down the years.
. South Morningside School
Children sit in a tiered or "galleried" classroom at South Morningside School in the 1950s. Photo: Unknown
. Morningside Station
Passengers leaving the busy platform at Morningside Station, Edinburgh in 1961. Photo: Unknown
. Church Hill shopping centre
A view of Church Hill shopping centre, during the Church Hill shopping festival in the 1960s. Photo: Stan Warburton
6. Dominon Cinema
Exterior of the Dominion cinema in Newbattle Terrace in March 1986. The Art Deco cinema was originally built in 1938 by T Bowhill Gibson. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
7. Tramlines in the cobbles
Tramlines, now long-since closed, in the cobbles close to Morningside Road. Photo: Unknown
8. The Morningside Clock
One of Morningside's most recognisable landmarks, the Morningside Clock - pictured here in 1905, at the centre of a bustling junction. Photo: x