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.
21. First female court officer
Margaret Young, Edinburgh's first woman court officer leads the Sheriff Court judges and officials to St Giles cathedral in September 1979. | TSPL Photo: Stan Warburton
22. Tunnelling for water
Men digging the Megget tunnel meet up with the men digging the Manor tunnel in October 1979 - the five-mile-long tunnel was part of Lothian Region's new water scheme, which include building the Megget dam. | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand
23. New supermarket
Staff outside the newly-opened Safeway's supermarket at Maybury Drive, Edinburgh, in September 1979. | TSPL Photo: Bill Stout