We’ve trawled through the Evening News picture archives to bring you 17 memories of the Capital from 41 years ago.
Take a look through our picture gallery for a nostalgic trip down memory lane.
![Rubbish in Cockburn Street in Edinburgh during the dustmen's strike in 1982. Familiar shops of yesteryear include Orphan Annie's and Ground Control.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmVhNmVmYjRlLTU5ZmEtNGQ4Mi04NjZmLTY4ZmJlZjljMTA3OTo2YjUyZDA4Ni1lNTM4LTQzYmEtYmFhMy1hNTBhMGRjNTkxYzM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Dustmen's strike 1982
Rubbish in Cockburn Street in Edinburgh during the dustmen's strike in 1982. Familiar shops of yesteryear include Orphan Annie's and Ground Control. Photo: Hamish Campbell
![People queue for tickets to see the Rolling Stones at the Edinburgh Playhouse on May 28 1982.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmQyMmI0N2IyLTVlZTEtNDAyZC1hZmJkLWI3MzU2NGI1NWIxNTo1MzdmYzdhNC02NzBiLTRiZDMtOGFiMS0zNDcwZTg4MGM2YzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Rolling Stones queue
People queue for tickets to see the Rolling Stones at the Edinburgh Playhouse on May 28 1982. Photo: Norman Wilson
![Some of the Edinburgh Monarchs motorcycle speedway team at Powderhall in March 1982.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjVmOTlmMzgxLWQwOTQtNDZiNi05ZmJmLWU2NjU2YzE4MmYyNzphYjBjNTliYi0zYjZiLTQ1NDctOTI4YS1lYWQyNmYwN2NmYWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Edinburgh Monarchs 1982
Some of the Edinburgh Monarchs motorcycle speedway team at Powderhall in March 1982. Photo: George Smith
![Bus and taxi services at St Andrew Square bus station enjoyed extra business during the British Rail strike of January 1982.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjIwMTA3ODMxLTRjZjEtNDgzYi1iYmE5LTg0ZTBlOWVjNzUxMzoyMGYxZWI2Yy1jYjFhLTQwODktYTYwMC1hMTIwMTg0ZGU5MzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Bus station during BR strike 1982
Bus and taxi services at St Andrew Square bus station enjoyed extra business during the British Rail strike of January 1982. Photo: Bill Newton