Edinburgh retro: 13 photos of high-rise living in Edinburgh down the years, including Trainspotting flats
Touted as the cure to Edinburgh's social housing ills, a glut of high rises were built across Scotland's capital city during the 1960s and 70s. The concrete[1] "villages in the sky" that rose up and multiplied around the Capital in the second half of the 20th century still hold a special place in the hearts of many of those who lived in them - even if the vision has soured somewhat and high-rise housing has fallen out of fashion in recent years
9. Gracemount
Multi storey flats at Gracemount, 1961. Photo: TSPL
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Cobbinshaw House
Cobbinshaw House, high rise flats in Sighthill, 1968. Photo: Jack Crombie
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Dumbiedykes under construction
Flats at Dumbiedykes under construction, 1962. Photo: TSPL
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Inchmickery Court
Muirhouse multi-Storey flats - Inchmickery Court, 1963. Photo: TSPL