When I was small most of Edinburgh looked exactly like these photos, and they didn't start washing it until the late 80s. (edit: come to think of it, entire ce

When I was small most of Edinburgh looked exactly like these photos, and they didn't start washing it until the late 80s. (edit: come to think of it, entire central Edinburgh area still smelled of coal smoke in the mornings until about then, too, though Musselburgh even more so)