Edinburgh retro: You won’t believe some of these photographs were taken in Edinburgh

There are plenty of famous views of Edinburgh - but there are also many less well-known sights around the city which even long-standing residents don’t know about.

From an underground chamber to an old lighthouse tender in Leith that went on to become a multi-award-winning hotel, we’ve dipped into the archives to find 25 pictures that show Scotland’s capital city in a different light.

Scroll through our gallery to see some incredible photos taken right here in Edinburgh.

25. Fat Sams, Fountainbridge

Staff dressed as gangsters beside a stretch limousine to advertise the opening of Fat Sam's Chicago-style diner and bar on the site of the Edinburgh meat market at Fountainbridge in September 1986. Photo: TSPL

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Edinburgh retro: Old photos which show sights of the city you may not know about

There are plenty of famous views of Edinburgh - but there are also many less well-known sights around the city which even long-standing residents don’t know about.

25. Fat Sams, Fountainbridge

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