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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 75th Exhibiton

Marking 75 Years: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo celebrates with exhibitio...

Have a look through our photo gallery to see 19 nostalgic images of Edinburgh at Christmas in the 1950s.

19 photos of Edinburgh celebrating Christmas in the 1950s

Have a look through our photo gallery and be transported back to Edinburgh in 1985.

17 old photos showing Edinburgh life in 1985

Take a look through picture gallery to see how St Andrew’s Day has been celebrated in Edinburgh down the decades.

In pictures: St Andrew's Day in Edinburgh down the years

Shallow Grave is a 1994 film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor, pictured.

The 15 all-time best films featuring Edinburgh

While the buildings on Edinburgh's premier shopping street have remained mostly the same over the years, the shops at street level have changed a lot, with this block between Frederick Street and Castle Street seeing recent store closures including Debenhams and Next. The street itself has changed also since the photo of the old street lighting on Princes Street was taken in November 1968.

See the changes to these six major city roads over the years

Scroll through our gallery and soak up the nostalgia as we transport you back to Edinburgh in the 2000s.

15 photos of Edinburgh life in the 2000s

The Christmas tree lights being switched on at the Mound in 1993.

The city's Christmas tree lights and decorations over the years

Take a look through our photo gallery to see 21 retro images of Edinburgh in the snow.

21 snow scenes through the years

17 incredible photos transporting you back to Edinburgh in 1982

30 amazing pictures of Edinburgh theatres in the mid-1970s

These 15 Edinburgh pubs are sure to impress

These pubs will impress out-of-towners with their stunning interiors

The Rockwell currency converter was an innovation when it was introduced into the Overseas Department of the Bank of Scotland in February 1977.

23 great pictures of people at work in the late 1970s

To a look through our photo gallery for a nostalgic journey back to 1987.

17 amazing old photos of Edinburgh in 1987

Take a look through our photo gallery to see 19 photos of Edinburgh's old port of Leith in the 1950s and 60s.

19 old photos of Leith in the 1950s and 1960s

Exterior of legendary seafood restaurant Skippers bistro in Dock Place, Leith, September 1992.

17 long lost restaurants which are much missed by locals
Edinburgh has a host of great restaurants and cafes, with many eateries in the city having been featured on lists of the UK’s best.
Rhoda Morrison

Scroll through our picture gallery to see 13 memories of Edinburgh’s high rise housing down the decades.

13 'time warp' photos capture Edinburgh’s high rise homes

Take a look through our gallery to see 13 things we reckon most Edinburgh locals will have done.

You're not really from Edinburgh if you haven't...

Take a look through our gallery to see 18 pictures that will transport you back to Edinburgh in 1985.

18 fascinating old photos of Edinburgh life in 1985

We’ve trawled through the picture archives to bring you 12 memories of Bonfire Night in Edinburgh down the decades.

12 old photos show Bonfire Night fun and fireworks

We’ve dipped into the archives to transport you back to Edinburgh in 1988.

15 amazing photos of Edinburgh life in 1988

Browse our photo gallery to see how much Edinburgh city centre has changed down the decades.

33 throwback photos show how the city has changed

Take a look through our photo gallery to see the 8 'happiest' places to live in Edinburgh, according to locals. Photo: Pixabay.

The 'happiest' places to live in Edinburgh, according to locals

The 'spooky' Edinburgh monument 'built to entomb a vampire'

Between 1890 and 1893 a grand station with seven platforms and an 850 ft long bayed roof was erected on the corner of Lothian Road and Princes Street, pictured above in 1898. Initially known as Princes Street Station, it had its own power station, to the west of the station in Rutland Court. Parcels and goods were dealt with at the nearby Lothian Road station, further up Lothian Road, which was opened in 1870. In 1899, work started on building a grand railway hotel above the main three archway entrance of the station, designed by Edinburgh architects, Peddie and Washington Browne, and opened in 1903 as Princes Street Station Hotel. It was commonly known as The Caledonian Hotel, with the station often also referred to as Caledonian Station. The main pedestrian entrance to the station became the right hand arch of the original three openings, while vehicular access was by way of Rutland Street. Both the station and the hotel were built in red sandstone in common with most Caledonian Railway buildings.

See the changes to seven transport hubs over the years

Many readers said they missed Buster Brown's in Market Street which was also known as Electric Circus in later years. Many generations will remember flocking there on a night out and our readers described it as "one of the best". Pictured are dancers at Buster Brown's disco in Edinburgh, September 1979.

The 12 closed Edinburgh nightclubs locals miss the most

Opened at the Commonwealth Pool in September 1988, the River Rapids, Vortex and Twister water slides/flumes were loved by locals. The Stingray, which was said to be the fastest flume in Europe at the time, came later. Despite their huge popularity, the flumes were removed in the early 2000s.

20 great things we could once do in the city
We’ve taken a look back at things we can no longer enjoy in Edinburgh.
Kevin Quinn

30 great pictures of Edinburgh theatres in the early 1970s

David Olusoga in Montagu Mansions, Marylebone, London, for his new series of A House Through Time: Two Cities At War (Picture: BBC/Twenty Twenty)

A House Through Time review: This series is angry, uncomfortable - and vital

29 great pictures of growing up in Edinburgh in the 1950s and 1960s

Take a look through our gallery to see photos of Edinburgh's Terminal V festival from years gone by.

15 amazing photos of Terminal V over the years

Scroll through our photo gallery to see 25 lost Edinburgh pubs and clubs.

Remembering 25 lost city pubs and nightclubs

Brattisani's once had branches all over the city at one point, with the most famous ones located at Morrison Street and Newington. Here, Charles Brattisani surveys his fish and chip restaurant in Haymarket for the final time in 2002.

Readers share memories of Brattisani's famous chippies

Youngsters "paint" the numbers 2000 with sparklers as Millennium Hogmanay celebrations get underway in Edinburgh.

25 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 2000

Farrier Tom Eckford shoeing a horse of the St Cuthbert's Co-operative stables in Grove Street Fountainbridge Edinburgh in November 1975.

27 amazing pictures of people at work in the mid-1970s

Take a look through our gallery to see 15 things you'll remember if you grew up in Edinburgh in the 1980s and 1990s.

15 things you'll remember if you grew in the 80s and 90s

Take a look through our gallery to see 12 old Edinburgh pubs which are steeped in history. Photo: Sheep Heid Inn

In pictures: 12 amazing old pubs in Edinburgh

Pictured, is work taking place on the original St James Centre shopping centre in April, 1973. It opened later that year. The architecture of the government offices on top of the shopping centre made it one of Edinburgh's most unloved buildings, but the shopping centre was a popular and busy location with the city's shoppers.

Seven Edinburgh's shopping centres then and now - in pictures

Scroll through our photo gallery to see 17 lost Edinburgh buildings.

17 buildings which have vanished from the city

Take a look through our gallery to see 25 amazing pictures of Bruntsfield in the 1950s and 1960s.

25 amazing photos of Bruntsfield in the 1950s and 1960s

Four students in fancy dress collecting money in Princes Street for the Evening News/Edinburgh Students' Charities Appeal in May 1977.

25 fascinating photos of student life in the 1970s

17 incredible images of the former Jenners department store on Princes Street in Edinburgh.

17 photos of Edinburgh's iconic Jenners department store

19 incredible photos of Edinburgh in 1983

26 incredible photos which show what Gorgie was like back in the day

Take a look through our gallery to see 12 things anyone who grew up in Edinburgh during the 80s or 90s will remember.

12 things you’ll remember if you grew up in Edinburgh

Browse our picture gallery for a nostalgic trip back to Edinburgh in 1990.

18 incredible pictures of Edinburgh in 1990

Historic Scotland’s ‘Siege on the Forth’ event returned to Blackness Castle on Saturday 7 and Sunday, September 7 and 8.

Visitors step back in time at Siege on the Forth

The Real Mary King's Close

UK’s Best Visitor Attraction Celebrates Record-Breaking Summer

The Tollcross branch of Rankins florist shop in Home Street Edinburgh, September 1978.

13 fascinating pictures of Edinburgh shops in the late 1970s

Take a look through our gallery for a trip back to Edinburgh in 1986.

17 more photos of Edinburgh in 1986

The Away for the Messages retail unit at Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh.

Watch city's shopping history come alive at exhibition

Remembering when Oasis rocked Murrayfield 24 years ago

Children having a pony ride on Shetland ponies at Portobello beach in the summer of 1981.

29 great pictures of summers in Edinburgh in the 1980s and 1990s

Look through our gallery to see the 10 Hearts managers with the best win percentages

10 Hearts managers with the best win ratios

The Marchmont stores have operated for nearly a century each

I visited an old family business and learned the secret to survival