Photos: Mississauga from an airplane 75 years ago

Published March 19, 2023 at 8:03 am

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Mississauga has undergone vast changes – both in terms of overall development and in the sheer number of people who call Mississauga home today.

Looking back at images of our not-so-distance past can help to show the scope of change our city has undergone, and aerial images offer a fascinating look at a moment in time in our ever-evolving landscape.


Erindale Village, 1969

 


Hobberlin Estate, Victory Party, 1919, Port Credit

 


Malton Airport Site, 1950s

 


Port Credit Harbour, 1949

 


Port Credit, 1962

 


Small Arms Factory, Lakeview, c1952


St Lawrence Starch Company, Port Credit, c1950

 


Streetsville Train Station, c1920

 


Texaco Refinery, Port Credit, c1950, looking north on Mississauga Road

 


Texaco Refinery, Port Credit, looking east, c1950


Port Credit Harbour Project. Note the old Bee Hive Golden Corn Syrup plant in the foreground in 1972.

 


Return Man’s Parade and Port Credit Harbour, Port Credit, 1919

 

All images are courtesy of Heritage Mississauga.

 

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