Hearts’ Eamonn Bannon beats Hibs’ Gordon Rae in the New Year’s Day Hearts v Hibs Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle in January 1990. Final score was 2-0 to Hearts.Hearts’ Eamonn Bannon beats Hibs’ Gordon Rae in the New Year’s Day Hearts v Hibs Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle in January 1990. Final score was 2-0 to Hearts.
Hearts’ Eamonn Bannon beats Hibs’ Gordon Rae in the New Year’s Day Hearts v Hibs Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle in January 1990. Final score was 2-0 to Hearts.

10 pictures that will make you nostalgic for Edinburgh in the 1990s

Edinburgh in the 1990s was a great place to be. It still is, of course, but the city has changed a lot since then.
By Gary Flockhart
Published 21st Jul 2020, 12:30 BST

Do you remember hurtling down the flumes at the Royal Commonwealth Pool, going for a bag of chips at Brattisani's on Newington Road afterwards, or when Dynamic Earth first opened its doors?

Who said nostalgia ain’t what it used to be? Check out these 10 pictures of Edinburgh the 90s, and let the memories come flooding back.

In June 1991, a terrible fire at the Palace Hotel resulted in a prominent corner of Edinburgh city centre being torn down. The building on the corner of Princes Street and Castle Street was replaced in 1995 by a new office and retail block.

9. Palace Hotel blaze

In June 1991, a terrible fire at the Palace Hotel resulted in a prominent corner of Edinburgh city centre being torn down. The building on the corner of Princes Street and Castle Street was replaced in 1995 by a new office and retail block. Photo: Calum McKenzie

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