Edinburgh Retro: 13 nostalgic photos of city shops in the late 1970s, from menswear to Madame Doubtfire
Edinburgh Retro: 13 nostalgic photos of city shops in the late 1970s, from menswear to Madame Doubtfire.
It’s easy to take shops for granted; we expect them to be open and have what we’re looking for everytime we go shopping.
But, of course, shops alter and disappear, and new ones emerge. Shopping habits change.
Here is a selection of images from the Evening News archives that depict some of the shops in Edinburgh approximately 50 years ago.
The images capture the mood of the Capital in the 1970s, and they are not just views of everyday shops; there is one selling bowling balls, as well as the legendary Madame Doubtfire’s trash shop.
1. Shopping for shirts and ties
Inside Davison Ltd., menswear shop, Frederick Street, Edinburgh – a customer looks at shirts and ties | TSPL
2. Rankins florists, Tollcross
The Tollcross branch of Rankins florist shop in Home Street Edinburgh, September 1978.
3. Candle shop, Candlemaker Row
Venko Storic opened a candles shop in Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, in September 1977.
4. Waterstons, George Street
Waterstons stationers shop, George Waterston & Sons Ltd, in Hanover Street, Edinburgh, September 1976.
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