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.
13. Mona Lisa street art 1983
A road sweeper stops to admire a chalk drawing of the Mona Lisa on the pavement outside the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, September 1983. Photo: Bill Newton
14. Christmas shopping 1983
Christmas shoppers in the usual last-minute rush - the cosmetic/perfume department of Princes Street branch of Boots Edinburgh, December 1983. Photo: Jack Crombie
15. Aitken and Niven 1983
A boy is fitted with his new school uniform at Aitken and Niven, George Street Edinburgh. Picture taken August 1983. Photo: Stan Warburton
16. Stagecoach bus interior 1983
Interior of a Stagecoach bus, showing the television screen, September 1983. Photo: Bill Stout