We’ve had a deep dig through the archives at the Evening News to bring you 17 memories of the Capital as it was in 1983.
9. Grants store closed 1983
The exterior of Grants department store at the corner of North Bridge and the High Street Edinburgh, closed and with the windows soaped-over in May 1983. Photo: Denis Straughan
10. Charity champagne breakfast 1983
Students having a champagne breakfast opposite the Caledonian Hotel in Princes Street in aid of Edinburgh University Charities Week, April 1983. Photo: Albert Jordan
11. High Street during the Festival 1983
Two performers promoting their show outside the Edinburgh Festival Fringe office in the High Street, August 1983. Photo: Denis Straughan
12. IBM PC 1983
A girl using the new IBM personal computer (with dot matrix printer) at the Micro Centre in Dundee Street Edinburgh, September 1983. Photo: Denis Straughan