Do you remember any of these stores when they were operating in Edinburgh?
9. Blyth’s, Earl Grey Street
Here you can see early morning shoppers bracing against the cold in order to bag the best bargains at Blyth’s department store for the start of the January sale, in the 1950s. Photo: Unknown
10. J&R Allan, South Bridge
J&R Allan was a silk merchant and draper. Here you can see a fashion show and mannequin parade in 1962. Photo: Unknown
11. Goldbergs, High Riggs
Goldbergs was a department store that opened in High Riggs, Tollcross, in Edinburgh in 1960. It was considered a modern building, with five floors, a roof garden, nursery and menagerie. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
12. Leith Provident, Great Junction Street
Here you can see Mrs J Carse and her daughter at Leith Provident, after Mrs Carse won one million Co-Op dividend stamps, making her a “stamp millionaire” in August 1970. Her daughter was given a Tiny Tears doll. Photo: Albert Jordan