It was a year when the city witnessed poll tax protests and (some things never change!) and traffic problems aplenty.
After the completion of Gilmerton junction, 1989 saw the finishing touches applied to Edinburgh’s new ring road – the A720 City Bypass, and there was drama on the football pitch as Hearts came agonisingly close to reaching the UEFA Cup semi-finals, narrowly losing out over two legs against German giants Bayern Munich following a 1-0 win at Tynecastle.
In October, the Guthrie Street gas explosion led to the collapse of a tenement, claiming the lives of 21-year-old student Nicola Donnelly and 35-year-old lecturer Peter Small.
Have a look through our photo gallery for a nostalgic trip back to 1989.

17. Acrobatics at the RSA EIF 1989
A street entertainer does a splits climb up the pillars of the Royal Scottish Academy in Princes Street during Edinburgh Festival 1989. Photo: Denis Straughan

18. Simple Minds concert audience 1989
A Concert Security guard sprays the audience with water during a Simple Minds concert at Meadowbank stadium in Edinburgh, August 1989. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood