We’ve had a look through the pictures archives to bring you a dozen images of things people who grew up in Scotland’s capital city in the 80s and 90s will remember.
Let us know your own favourite memories of the growing in Auld Reekie in the comments section before you go.
. Watching the driver on the top deck
Before buses were all fitted with CCTV, the driver used a kind of periscope contraption with a curved mirror to check what was going on upstairs. Photo: Photo: Contributed
. St Andrew Square bus station
The bus station in Edinburgh in the 1990s looked a lot different than how it does today, in part thanks to the huge, concrete-clad office development that towered above it. Photo: Photo: Alistair Linford
. Brattisani’s
For many Edinburghers, no hard day’s swim at the Royal Commonwealth (Commie) Pool was complete without a hunger-nullifying detour to Brattisani’s on Newington Road - its memorable red seating booths were a trip back in time to the year it opened. Photo: Third Party
. Dinosaurs Alive! Exhibition
Here you can see a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex head being unloaded by workmen for the Dinosaurs Alive! Exhibition at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh, February 1990. Photo: Albert Jordan
9. Wester Hailes demolition
Children can be seen here watching the old Westburn blocks of flats being torn down at Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. This picture was taken in January, 1993. Photo: Colin McPherson
10. Palace Hotel blaze
In june 1991, a terrible fire at the Palace Hotel resulted in a prominent corner of Edinburgh city centre being torn down. The building on the corner of Princes Street and Castle Street was replaced in 1995 by a new office and retail block. Photo: Calum McKenzie
11. Little Marcos
Opened in 1980 as Scotland’s first indoor soft play area, Little Marcos was a cool place for kids and a favourite venue for birthday parties. Before shutting in 2008, it welcomed one million children through its Grove Street doors. Photo: Contributed
12. Rugby World Cup
Gary Armstrong of Scotland can be seen here being chased down by Christian Cullen of New Zealand during the Rugby World Cup match played at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, on 24 October 1999. Photo: Ben Radford/Allsport