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.

13. Edinburgh blind person's crossing 1980
James McCafferty, the Edinburgh secretary of the National League for Blind and Disabled, at Britain's first talking road crossing, installed at Shandwick Place in November 1980. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood

14. Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade 1980
Crowds of people line Waverley Bridge to watch the Evening News Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade, August 1980. Photo: Jack Crombie

15. Hearts v Hibs 1980
Action from the Hearts v Hibs Edinburgh Derby football match at Tynecastle in August 1980. Photo: Bill Newton

16. LRT conductress Ann Boyle 1980
Ann Boyle, with ticket machine, bus conductress on the last Lothian Region Transport two-man double decker, October 1980. Photo: Ian Brand