Newsstand: November 23, 2009
The Making of a Medley
The Daily Photoist: November 23, 2009
Urban Planner: November 23, 2009
Developers had to do very little to attract new homeowners into the rapidly expanding, brand-spankin' new city of Mississauga in the 1970s. Open spaces, parkland, recreational venues, shopping plazas, and day care spaces were among the tidbits thrown to those looking at suburban creature comforts.
Most of all, new homeowners wanted easy access to rustic jug milk stores.
This development may have touted itself as "excitingly different," but parting from the norm could only be taken so far. Item #12 makes it clear that eccentricity would not be tolerated in Meadowvale, thanks to tough rules. Discrimination against certain colours nearly led to a lawsuit from the GTA Regional Association of Purple Edifiers.
Source: Toronto Life, June 1975
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It sounds like my own personal hell.
If the house across from me turned purple or had a red fence I'd die. I'd just die.
I wouldn't sneer--believe it or not, the older parts of Meadowvale *do* have enough above-average period charm to practically count as 70s heritage...
Regarding that paragraph 12. I wonder if they had something against outdoor clothes lines. Some suburban developers do have a thing against outdoor clothes lines [!].
Then there's the situation with Don Mills. You couldn't have a blue roof. EP Taylor didn't like blue roofs.