Comprised of two housing schemes – West Pilton and East Pilton – and sometimes considered to be part of neighbouring Granton, Pilton was farmland until the 1930s.
East Pilton was built by construction company Mactaggart & Mickel in the 1930s, using a layout created by Edinburgh architect Ebenezer James MacRae.
The four-in-a-block flatted villas were typical of the time – with similar building being found in many areas of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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Most of West Pilton was originally social housing built by the council between the 1930s and 1950s, but most of the homes are now in private ownership.
The buildings are a mix of maisonettes, three storey blocks of flats, and three 1960s tower blocks – two with 10 stories and one with 16.
More modern housing has been added in recent years, with regeneration work currently under way to rejuvenate an area occasionally blighted by crime and social problems.
Here are 29 pictures to take you back to the Pilton of the 1950s and 1960s.
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5. Short cut
The exterior of Smiths Hairdressing Salon in Groathill Road in February 1960. | TSPL
6. VIP
Prime Minister Harold MacMillan visiting the Ferranti factory in Pilton in October 1962. | TSPL
7. Electioneering
Cyril Haxtable, the adopted Liberal candidate for the Pilton ward in November 1962. | TSPL
8. Warm welcome
West Pilton OAPs entertained by Mr F Galla, the proprieter of Dels Cafe, in November 1962. | TSPL