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, 1912Old College and South Bridge in Edinburgh, ca. 1900sOld Town in Edinburgh, ca. 1910sOld Town with City Chambers and the market cross in Edinburgh, ca. 1930sPrinces Street showing the North British Station Hotel, Waverley Gardens and North Bridge, Edinburgh, ca. 1930sPrinces Street showing Waverley Gardens, the Scott Monument and Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, 1924Princes Street, Edinburgh, 1912Tailor’s Hall, Cowgate in Edinburgh, ca. 1910sThe Lawnmarket in Edinburgh, ca. 1920sThe Palace Cinema on Princes Street in Edinburgh, 1939The Shore in Leith, Edinburgh, 1905The Tron Picture House on High Street in Edinburgh, 1922West End of Princes Street, Edinburgh in 1927West end of Princes Street, Edinburgh, ca. 1920sWreaths outside the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle, 1927Brown’s Court, Canongate in Edinburgh, ca. 1910sBuildings at Summerhall in Edinburgh, 1910Buildings at Summerhall in Edinburgh, ca. 1910sCandlemaker Row and George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, 1907Castle o’Clouts spirit vaults at 104 St Leonards Street in Edinburgh, ca. 1910sGrassmarket in Edinburgh, Nov. 1905Green grocer and provisions shop at 64-66 Morrison Street in Edinburgh, ca. 1920sHuntly House from Bakehouse Close, Canongate in Edinburgh, ca. 1920sHuntly House in Edinburgh, 1903J & R Allan Ltd store on South Bridge, Edinburgh, ca. 1930sJames Souter’s shop in the Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland in 1935John Knox’s House in Edinburgh, ca. 1900sKøbenhavn at Henry Robb’s shipbuilding yard, Leith, 1921København at Henry Robb’s shipbuilding yard, Leith, 1921