Edinburgh’s Craigentinny takes its name from Craigentinny House, which has stood in the area in some form since around 1604 when the area was moorland.
The house and the surrounding land passed through the hands of a series of well-known families over the centuries, including wealthy Quaker William Miller whose son died in 1848 and is buried under the famous Craigentinny Marbles mausoleum which now stands on Craigentinny Crescent.
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The house was extensively remodelled in 1850 and was laterbought by the council in 1937 to act as a community centre.
By this time the area had been developed into a housing scheme by the council, with work starting in 1932 on over 800 houses, a block of six shops, Craigentinny Primary School and St Christophers Church. Much of the 1930s developent remains today.
Here are 22 pictures from The Scotsman archives to take you back to the Craigentinny of the 1950s and 1960s.
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1. Blooming good
Workers prepare plants for festival floral displays in the Craigentinny corporation glasshouses in August 1962. | TSPL
2. Fond farewell
A presentation to John Bell, the retiring headteacher of Craigentinny School, in March 1963. | TSPL
4. Your representative
Councillor Alex Sutherland - the re-adopted Labour candidate for Craigentinny - pictured in December 1962. | TSPL