Old Edinburgh: 29 Incredible Vintage Pictures Show the Capital of Scotland From Between the 1900s and 1930s

   
 
Edinburgh is the capital and second most populous city of Scotland, it is also the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom.

Edinburgh is Scotland's compact, hilly capital. It has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical buildings. Looming over the city is Edinburgh Castle, home to Scotland’s crown jewels and the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish rulers. Arthur’s Seat is an imposing peak in Holyrood Park with sweeping views, and Calton Hill is topped with monuments and memorials.
Let's get back the early 20th century to see how Edinburgh has changed.

 
Leith street scene, 1912

 
Old College and South Bridge in Edinburgh, ca. 1900s

 
Old Town in Edinburgh, ca. 1910s

 
Old Town with City Chambers and the market cross in Edinburgh, ca. 1930s

Princes Street showing the North British Station Hotel, Waverley Gardens and North Bridge, Edinburgh, ca. 1930s

 
Princes Street showing Waverley Gardens, the Scott Monument and Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, 1924

 
Princes Street, Edinburgh, 1912

 
Tailor’s Hall, Cowgate in Edinburgh, ca. 1910s

 
The Lawnmarket in Edinburgh, ca. 1920s

The Palace Cinema on Princes Street in Edinburgh, 1939

 
The Shore in Leith, Edinburgh, 1905

 
The Tron Picture House on High Street in Edinburgh, 1922

 
West End of Princes Street, Edinburgh in 1927

 
West end of Princes Street, Edinburgh, ca. 1920s

 
Wreaths outside the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle, 1927

 
Brown’s Court, Canongate in Edinburgh, ca. 1910s

 
Buildings at Summerhall in Edinburgh, 1910

 
Buildings at Summerhall in Edinburgh, ca. 1910s

 
Candlemaker Row and George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, 1907

Castle o’Clouts spirit vaults at 104 St Leonards Street in Edinburgh, ca. 1910s

 
Grassmarket in Edinburgh, Nov. 1905

Green grocer and provisions shop at 64-66 Morrison Street in Edinburgh, ca. 1920s

 
Huntly House from Bakehouse Close, Canongate in Edinburgh, ca. 1920s

Huntly House in Edinburgh, 1903

 
J & R Allan Ltd store on South Bridge, Edinburgh, ca. 1930s

 
James Souter’s shop in the Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland in 1935

 
John Knox’s House in Edinburgh, ca. 1900s

 
København at Henry Robb’s shipbuilding yard, Leith, 1921

 
København at Henry Robb’s shipbuilding yard, Leith, 1921