A surreal video showcasing how much Princes Street has changed in the space of just seven years has emerged online.
The Capital’s main shopping thoroughfare looks almost unrecognisable in 2022 compared to a sunny spring afternoon in 2015.
Almost 20 outlets - including some beloved high street names - have departed the famous main street since, with some yet to be replaced.
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Iconic brands including House of Fraser, Jenners and HMV can all be found thriving during the throwback, while other renowned labels such as Debenhams and BHS are also still trading.
All five have since shut down alongside the likes of Topshop and Topman and All Saints, Next and USC have uprooted and relocated elsewhere in the Capital.
Meanwhile, projects including the TK Maxx store and nearby overhaul of St Andrew Square remain in progress.
A comparative clip captured in 2022 reveals many previously prominent locations in various stages of renovation.
A total of 18 stores have either closed down or moved on in the seven years since the YouTube video was shot.
House of Fraser became the Johnnie Walker Experience, which now attracts whisky fans to its interactive museum and rooftop bar after opening last year.
Exciting plans have been put forward for both the former Debenhams and BHS buildings, with the latter the subject of a bid to convert it into a mega gaming venue containing six bowling lanes, two duck pin bowling lanes, ten American pool tables, five ping pong tables, ice curling and ‘nine-hole crazy pool’.
HMV was converted into a massive Sports Direct branch - containing USC on its upper floor.
Debenhams has been earmarked for a luxury hotel development featuring another rooftop bar, while Jenners is in the midst of its own hotel transformation after closing in January 2021 following 183 years in the city centre.
Danish billionaire owner Andreas Holch Povlsen, who bought the building for £50m back in 2017, to return the former department store to its former glory by as part of a four-year restoration project.
However, the future of Topshop remains up in the air, with no current proposals for the eye-catching corner building since the Arcadia Group collapsed in November 2020.
