It was supposed to usher in a bold new era of out-of-town shopping in the capital - but, as is often the case, Mother Nature waltzed in to put a dampener on proceedings.
In echoes of the downpour that caused flooding at the new St James Quarter a fortnight after it opened last summer, Cameron Toll Shopping Centre witnessed its very own deluge within weeks of opening.
In the late afternoon of November 3, 1984, hours of heavy rain caused the Braid Burn to burst its banks, flooding the shiny new shopping centre and leaving 100 cars submerged up to the seats in the car park.
