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Scotland and its History. Portobello Edinburgh.

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Edinburgh’s famous seaside suburb underwent some significant changes during those decades.

From demolitions to the opening of the bypass, we have a look back at the Portobello of yesteryear.

Exterior of Playfair Amusements, an amusement arcade in Bath Street, February 1981.

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Warm weather brought people out to Portobello beach in May 1989, where a little girl gets a pony ride

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3. Renewing sand at Portobello beach 1980

A lorry dumps new sand onto Portobello beach, January 1980. 

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2 thoughts on “Scotland and its History. Portobello Edinburgh.

  1. They periodically renew the sand on the beach here in Oceanside, too, except they do it with a giant pipeline that pumps sand back in from offshore. Maybe that’s how they do it in Portobello now, too …

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