These fascinating photos of the Capital’s streets in the 1970s have been selected rom the Evening News archive to illustrate just how different things were back then.
The cars are different from today’s - and they’re allowed to drive along Princes Street. There are parking meters on Waverley Bridge. And Market Street looks even busier than it is today.
Scroll through the pictures to get a glimpse of everyday life out and about on the roads of Edinburgh five decades ago.
1. Princes Street
A pedestrian crossing in Princes Street Edinburgh in September 1972 - also shows pavement crowded with shoppers. | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
2. Lawnmarket
The top the Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, in September 1971. | TSPL Photo: George Smith
3. Roseburn Terrace / Corstorphine Road
Pedestrian crossing at the junction of Roseburn Terrace and Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, in July 1970. | TSPL Photo: Stan Warburton
4. Market Street
Cars, lorries and other traffic in Market Street, Edinburgh, in August 1971. | TSPL Photo: TSPL