We’ve taken another look back in our archives to find out what people living in Edinburgh in the 1980s were doing with their time, looking specifically at the years from 1985-1989.
The Commonwealth Games came to the city in 1986, with the opening ceremony and athletics events held at Meadowbank Stadium. While locals took to the streets to protest against the controversial Poll Tax in 1989.
13. Protest
Protesters were out in force in the city centre in a rally against the Poll Tax in April 1989, pictured heading up the Mound. Photo: HAMISH CAMPBELL
14. Zoo
An unidentified keeper hand feeding grapes to the ring-tailed lemurs at Edinburgh Zoo, July 1988. Photo: Allan Milligan
15. Clothes explosion
A female employee sorts through the bundles of used clothing at 'Nathan's Marine Stores', a rag shop in the Cowgate, Edinburgh, July 1988. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
16. Sunshine pint
People drinking at tables on the pavement outside the White Hart Inn in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, June 1988. Photo: Stan Warburton