The history of the Mississauga's Applewood Acres

Modern Mississauga and Heritage Mississauga have come together to present an ongoing series called “Way Back Wednesday.”
We’ll share information about the history of Mississauga here and answer your questions.

Today’s topic is history of the Mississauga's Applewood Acres

Harold Shipp - City Centre Development Model

On March 1, 1951, G.S. Shipp & Son Purchased 25 Acres on the south side of the Queen Elizabeth Way, west of Dixie Road, and registered a plan to build a residential subdivision. On May 11, a second purchase was made on the north side of the highway. This area was developed by the Shipp family under the name of Applewood Acres beginning in 1952. Following Applewood Acres, the Shipp family expanded their holdings north of the QEW, and construction on Applewood Heights began in 1959, and on Applewood Hills in 1964.

The developments were named “Applewood” because large portions of the area had been previously used as apple orchards. Some of the farm properties that were part of the Applewood Heights and Hills developments were family farms belonging to the Allison, Copeland, Currie, Doherty, Kennedy, McKinney, Moore and Watson families, amongst others. Street names in the Applewood Acres subdivision also connected to the apple theme, including: Macintosh, Tolman, Snow, Russet, Melba, Greening, Harvest, Courtland, Wealthy, Primate and Melton.

The Applewood Heights and Hills area is also “home” to several historic communities, including the “Lost Villages” of Burnhamthorpe and Pucky Huddle, as well as the village of Dixie.

You can read more about Applewood in “Apple Blossoms and Satellite Dishes” by Dave Cook.