16 nostalgic pictures of Edinburgh in the '70s

Retro snaps of the city's streets

Kate Lloyd
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GeorgeUpstairs spent the years 1974-1978 snapping pictures of the buses on Edinburgh's streets. The result is a time capsule of the city 40 years ago. See more of his photos on Flickr

North Bridge

Princes Street

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Craighall Road

The Shore

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Lower Granton Road

Waverley Bridge

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Forrest Road

Caledonian Hotel

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St Andrew's Square

East Market Street

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Edinburgh Leith & Granton Railway

Shrubhill

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Canonmills

Leith Street

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St. Andrews Square Bus Station

Princes Street

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There are a lot of bad elements to autumn in Edinburgh: it's cold, wet and windy, and it starts getting dark really early. Thankfully, that's outweighed by the riot of colour that bursts out as the city's trees begin to lose their leaves. Warm yourself with a nice cup of coffee, or wrap up and bag a spot in one of Edinburgh's best beer gardens, and enjoy this last flash of colour before everything goes white. Or, more likely, grey.
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