Today, we’re looking at Edinburgh as it was in 1987 – to see just how much Scotland’s capital city has changed in 37 years.
To a look through our photo gallery for a nostalgic journey back to 1987 – and let us know your own memories in the comments section before you go.

5. Boxing Day sales 1987
Crowds shopping in Princes Street shop during the Boxing Day sales in Edinburgh 1987. Photo: Alan Macdonald

6. George Street Edinburgh 1987
Shopkeepers in George Street Edinburgh were complaining that parking restrictions were affecting business and forcing them to relocate in December 1987. Photo: George Smith

7. TSPL machine room 1987
A Scotsman Publications employee checks a copy of the Evening News at the machine room presses under their North Bridge offices in Edinburgh, December 1987. Photo: Bill Newton

8. Boxing Day sales 1987
A lone dog waits outside a Princes Street shop during the Boxing Day sales in Edinburgh 1987. Photo: Alan Macdonald


