Running through the streets of Leith was the Kirkgate, connecting the foot of Leith to the Docks.
One of the oldest streets in Edinburgh, the road was once one of the city's most vital links.
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In the 60s, the Newkirkgate Shopping Centre and a modern housing complex practically eradicated the historic buildings; with only some of the significant structures still standing.
As the major port serving the city, Leith - and the Kirkgate - played a significant role in Scottish history.
In the time before it was demolished, Kirkgate was a bustling hive of activity; the streets lined with shoppers and sellers.
Tailors, butchers, fishmongers, record stores and hairdressers filled the area.
Trinity House is one of the few buildings that survived, which is open today as Leith’s Treasure House run by Historic Environment Scotland.
It houses a number of artefacts, paintings and curiosities which tell the tale of the area's seafaring heritage.
At different points in Trinity House’s history it served as a customs house, a centre for maritime administration, and a poor relief spot.
It's said that foundations from Leith’s first hospital, which the building is set on the grounds of, remain in the basement of Trinity House to this day.
Presumably, the house was saved from demolition because of its architectural style and history.
Elsewhere in Kirkgate sits the South Leith Parish Church, which dates back to 1483.
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The church was originally named the Kirk of Our Lady, St Mary, which is where the area takes its name from.
Aside from these buildings, little remains of the old Kirkgate.
The Newkirkgate Shopping Centre replaced the centuries long heritage of the area, which has now sat at the centre of the community for over 50 years.
Among the structures demolished in the process was the Gaiety Theatre.
In 1889 the Princess Theatre was built on the grounds of an old church, which ran for ten years before being reopened as the New Gaiety Theatre in 1899.
The auditorium provided seating for 2,000 people, with the dramatic interior including dedications to William Shakespeare, Robert Burns, and Walter Scott.
Among the notable performers to take to the stage was Harry Houdini, who first came to the Gaiety Theatre in 1904.
The building was transformed into a cinema in 1913, though reverted to a theatre in 1944.
This period was short lived, and the final production was shown in 1956; with the building demolished in 1964.
With many nearby buildings meeting the same fate, the residential population of the area was moved to newer accommodations elsewhere in Edinburgh.
Whether the clearance benefitted families by providing updated housing, or destroyed an ancient thoroughfare and community has been debated by Leith locals for years.
