Here’s a selection of photos chosen from the Evening News archives, taking a look back at Edinburgh days out, special occasions and fun times in the 1950s.
There’s a picnic at Cramond, elephant rides at the zoo, a parade of Scouts and old-time dancing, as well as the Highland Show, the Springboks at Murrayfield and the visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Edinburgh after her Coronation.
Take a look through the pictures and get a flavour of how people in Edinburgh enjoyed themselves up to seven decades ago.
13. Circus elephants in Princes Street
Elephants from a visiting circus parade down Princes Street in June 1956. | TSPL
14. Queuing for the ferry
Cars queue up at South Queensferry beside the Forth Bridge to join the ferry on the Firth of Forth in 1956. | TSPL
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