This selection of old photos drawn from the Evening News archive includes shots of a tanker being launched at the Robb Caledon shipyard in Leith, as well as Chesser Avenue fruitmarket and Bertram’s iron foundry at Westfield.
Scroll through the pictures - they may bring back memories or give you a glimpse of life in Edinburgh from nearly 50 years ago. Enjoy.
5. Clearing the drains
A council worker clears the drains after flooding in Edinburgh in October 1977. | TSPL Photo: Stan Warburton
6. AA control centre
Radio operator Lynn Mcleod at the Automobile Association (AA) control centre in Melville Street Edinburgh, October 1977. | TSPL Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
7. West End water burst
A Water Board worker turning off the jet from a burst water main at the west end of Princes Street Edinburgh in May 1977. | TSPL Photo: Bill Stout
8. In the foundry
Men working at Bertram's iron foundry at Westfield in Edinburgh in April 1977. | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand