The new decade began with a bang in January as the last remnants of Portobello Power Station were cleared by controlled explosion.
Elsewhere, Shandwick Place became the first place in the UK to install a ‘talking’ pedestrian crossing intended as an aid for blind people, while a new interactive videotex system, Prestel, was being promoted in the Capital by British Telecom.
Take a look through our photo gallery for a trip back to 1980 in Edinburgh.
5. Concorde at Edinburgh airport 1980
An Air France Concorde aeroplane at Edinburgh airport in March 1980. Photo: Hamish Campbell
6. Demolishing Portobello Power Station 1980
King's Road residents complained to the Evening News 'Action Wanted' team that blasting during the SSEB's demolition of Portobello power station was damaging their property in January 1980. Photo: George Smith
7. Push-button telephones at Waverley
Teenager using new push-button telephones at Waverley Station, Edinburgh in February 1980. Photo: Stan Warburton
8. Princes Street 1980
Shopping in Princes Street Edinburgh, March 1980. Photo: Stan Warburton