Streetsville is a historic neighbourhood located in the northwestern corner of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Streetsville, Mississauga follows the course of the Credit River, and it occupies both the east and west banks of the waterway. There is a major park, Streetsville Memorial Park, in the vicinity.
The original settlement of Streetsville was incorporated as a village in 1850, and became a town in 1962. In 1974 the Town of Streetsville amalgamated with the towns of Mississauga and Port Credit to form the City of Mississauga.
Since 1973 Streetsville has been home to the Streetsville Founders Bread and Honey Festival.
Today the former village is surrounded by modern suburban development, although it works hard to keep a “small town” charm by retaining a variety of historical buildings and streetscapes.
As part of this attempt to maintain a separate identity from the larger city, the names of several main Mississauga roads, as they pass through Streetsville, revert to what they were called when Streetsville was an independent village.
These include Mississauga Road and Bristol Road, which revert to Queen Street and Main Street respectively. Other main thoroughfares that cross Streetsville include Creditview Road, Eglinton Avenue, and Britannia Road.
Streetsville is one of the most popular neighbourhoods in Mississauga.
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