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.
1. South Morningside School
Children sit in a tiered or "galleried" classroom at South Morningside School in the 1950s. Photo: Unknown
2. Morningside Station
Passengers leaving the busy platform at Morningside Station, Edinburgh in 1961. Photo: Unknown
3. Church Hill shopping centre
A view of Church Hill shopping centre, during the Church Hill shopping festival in the 1960s. Photo: Stan Warburton
4. Morningside from above
A view of Morningside showing the area along Comiston Road. Cluny Church is at the bottom right of the photograph. Photo: Unknown