The corner where George IV Bridge meets Chambers Street and Candlemaker Row in 1965 - Greyfriars Bobby statue to left of picture.placeholder image
The corner where George IV Bridge meets Chambers Street and Candlemaker Row in 1965 - Greyfriars Bobby statue to left of picture.

Edinburgh retro: 33 brilliant old photographs showing how Edinburgh city centre has changed over the years

Gary Flockhart
By Gary Flockhart

Lifestyle Editor

Published 15th Jan 2024, 14:08 BST
Edinburgh city centre has seen huge changes down over the decades, but one thing remains constant – Scotland’s capital is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

From the trams and parades to massive department stores and shopping centres, take a look through our picture gallery to see how much Edinburgh’s city centre has changed through the years. And let us your favourite photos in the comments section before you go.

One of the exhibits from the Dinosaurs Alive! exhibition at the City Art Centre stops the traffic in Princes Street, February 1990.

33. Dinosaur crossing Princes Street 1990

One of the exhibits from the Dinosaurs Alive! exhibition at the City Art Centre stops the traffic in Princes Street, February 1990. Photo: TSPL

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