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About the Area
Wester Hailes is a new-built residential area to the South of Edinburgh, just within the Edinburgh City Bypass and bordering Juniper Green and Colinton.
In the 1990s it was characterised by high-rise housing schemes and Seventies style council flats. In response to a variety of social problems, aggravated by high unemployment and poor local amenities, the Sixties architectural experiment was deemed to have failed and the high-rises were knocked down in favour of lower storied buildings.
The Union Canal runs through here. The Hailes Plaza is the main shopping area.