

Edinburgh in the 1990s: 10 nostalgia-soaked pictures to take you back to Scotland’s capital in the Nineties
Take a look at these photos from the decade, which including the opening of the Gyle, St James Shopping Centre, as it was before its big makeover, and red-hot Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle Stadium.
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5. 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

6. Dinosaurs Alive! Exhibition
Here you can see a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex head being unloaded by workmen for the Dinosaurs Alive! Exhibition at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh, February 1990. Photo: Albert Jordan

7. Empire Theatre
Edinburgh’s Empire Theatre was transformed into the Festival Theatre in the 90s, but prior to that it was used as a Mecca bingo hall. Photo: Allan Macdonald

8. Opening of the Gyle
The Gyle shopping centre made its debut in October 1993 - shoppers sporting shell suits can be seen browsing the premises. Photo: Bill Henry