While Edinburgh rightfully has a reputation as a city of historic sandstone townhouses and tenements, and despite efforts to erase much of its art deco heritage in the latter part of the 20th century, there are plenty of survivors dressed in the distinct 1930s architectural style with an EH postcode – you just have to know where to look.
Here’s our guide to the best art deco Auld Reekie has to offer.
. Maybury roadhouse 1993
Exterior of the Art Deco Maybury roadhouse in Edinburgh, September 1993. | JPIMedia Photo: Graeme Hunter
. White House, Niddrie Mains Rd (1936)
Recently renovated and converted from a pub into at art space, the White House today is fit for a president. | JPIMedia Photo: Greg Macvean
. Southside Garage, Causewayside (1933)
The Causewayside garage designed by Basil Spence in 1933 is now a wine emporium. | JPIMedia Photo: Julie Bull
. Castlebrae Business Centre, Peffermill Place (1936)
Originally built as Niddrie Marischal Secondary School this B-listed beauty would better suit Miami's Ocean Drive than the industrial estates of east Edinburgh. | JPIMedia Photo: Colin Hattersley
9. St Andrew's House, Regent Road (1934)
Constructed between 1934 and 1939 on the former site of Calton Jail, Scottish Government building St Andrew’s House is regarded by many as one of the nation’s foremost examples of grand art deco. | JPIMedia Photo: TSPL
10. Ainslie Park Secondary School, Pilton (1950)
Now closed as a high school and converted for residential use, the former Ainslie Park Secondary is one of Edinburgh's later art deco builds (1950), but there's no mistaking architect JS Johnston's 1930s inspiration. | JPIMedia Photo: Lesley Martin
11. Fountainbridge Library, Dundee Street (1937)
Constructed in 1937-40 by John A W Grant, this grand-looking public building comprises both art deco and art nouveau stylings in its design. | JPIMedia Photo: Wikimedia Commons