The Scottish capital was a very different place when Danny Boyle’s big screen adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s Edinburgh-set novel Trainspotting hit cinemas in February 1996.
For one thing, our world-famous Hogmanay street party was free, while Fibber Magees, winner of the Evening News ‘Pub of the Year’ award in ‘96, was still pouring pints.
Scroll through our photo gallery for a nostalgic trip back to 1996 – and let us know your own memories in the comments section before you go.
17. Festival crowds
Crowds in the High Street watching street performers during the 1996 Edinburgh Festival. Photo: TINA NORRIS
18. Exterior of John Menzies on Princes Street, Edinburgh.
Exterior of John Menzies on Princes Street, Edinburgh. Photo: SUSAN BURRELL
19. Goodbye Goldbergs
It was goodbye to legendary Tollcross department store Goldbergs, which was demolished in 1996. Photo: UNKNOWN
20. Tony Blair in Edinburgh
Future prime minister Tony Blair at the Scottish Labour Party Conference, Edinburgh 1996. Photo: IAN RUTHERFORD