Brief overview of Rexdale:
Rexdale is a neighborhood located in the north west pocket of Toronto. It borders Malton and Mississauga to the west, Vaughn to the north, North York to the east, and the southern part of Etobicoke to its south - given that Rexdale is technically a smaller, northernmost peice of the overall borough of Etobicoke. Rexdale was still mainly just farmland until its beginnings came in the 1950's when Developer Rex Heslop created the now burgeoning suburb in Toronto's north west end. Heslop had the foresight to see that the completion of the 401 highway and the nearby Toronto International Airport would create a large demand for homes in what is now the Rexdale Area.
As aforementioned the Rexdale area was still mainly farmland. The Township of Etobicoke had a problem with rising residential tax rates and in order to quell that somewhat they decided to grant Heslop certain concessions on the basis that he develop the what was then farmland into industrial land. Heslop recognized a win-win situation in that by doing as Etobicoke asked would ultimately create more jobs and therefore create more buyers for the homes he was making in what is now Rexdale. Rexdale now boasts one of the largest industrial corridors in the entire city....Good job Rex!
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