Haymarket is both a busy traffic junction and a major railway station - and now a popular tram stop once again - as well as being a hive of activity with shops, pubs, restaurants and offices.
But these old pictures selected from the Evening News archives show how much life in Edinburgh has changed since the 1950s and 1960s.
Roads which today are almost always busy have hardly any traffic. A policewoman stands on point duty where sophisticated traffic signal systems are now in control. The station has been extended and dramatically changed since these pictures were taken. And today’s mobile phones are probably many times more powerful than the large cabinets of computers shown here.
Scroll through this picture gallery to see just what everyday life was like in this part of the Capital six or seven decades ago.
9. Star laces up
British actress Lynn Redgrave laces up her ice skates at Haymarket ice-rink in November 1965. | TSPL Photo: Hamish Campbell
10. Boys Brigade Jubilee
The Jubilee dinner of the 54th Edinburgh Company of the Boys Brigade in Dalry-Haymarket Churh hall in February 1966. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan
11. Queuing for Cup tie tickets
People queue up for Cup tie tickets at the Edinburgh Evening News & Dispatch's Haymarket office in March 1966. Hearts were to play Celtic in the Scottish Cup and tickets were on sale at the News & Dispatch offices across Edinburgh. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan
12. US women curlers
The United States Women's Curling Association visits Haymarket ice rink in June 1966 - this is Betty Whitmore, one of the USWCA team, in action. | TSPL Photo: Joe Steele