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.
13. Conveyor belt of biscuits
Women check Burton's Gold Medal Biscuits on a conveyor belt at the Burton's biscuit factory on Calder Road, Sighthill industrial estate Edinburgh, in September 1978. | TSPL
14. Tree felling at Cramond
Workman fell an elm tree with Dutch Elm disease in Cramond and and cut it into logs, March 1978. | TSPL Photo: Joe Steele
15. Snowplough on Queensferry Road
A snowplough at work, clearing snow and slush in Queensferry Road Edinburgh, February 1978. | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
16. Gritting the pavement
Man gritting the pavement in Princes Street, covered in snow and slush during the blizzards in Edinburgh, January 1978. | TSPL Photo: Jack Crombie