Edmonton Architectural Tour | Cloverdale
Morning! Welcome back to my architectural tour of Edmonton. A mini series I created which highlights some of Edmonton’s most unique and eye-catching homes.
Anyone who knows me knows I have a hard time sitting still. In fact, one of the things I’ve been struggling the most with over mat-leave is running at a slower pace. I’ve been trying to think positively about it though; it’s an opportunity to get curious and explore things I otherwise wouldn’t have had time to. Which brings me to this series.
Early into my leave, I came across a Daily Hive post about the coziest Edmonton neighborhoods to explore in the fall. If you’re familiar with Edmonton, it’s not exactly a hot tourist destination so I just loved how well the post highlighted some of the city’s hidden gems. Normally, I would have read through that post and immediately moved on, but since I had nothing but time and 2 month old who was pretty happy in his stroller, I was inspired to create my own version of that post highlighting some of more unique neighborhoods in terms of architecture.
I’ll be honest, after the initial excitement of the idea wore off, I was a bit worried that this was more of a make work project as Edmonton isn’t exactly known for it’s architecture. I wasn’t even confident I would find enough eye-catching homes to create a blog post let alone a mini series. As it turns out, Edmonton does have a lot of interesting homes, you just have to know where to look.
Cloverdale
Finally, the last stop on my tour was Cloverdale, a vibrant little pocket community minutes outside of downtown.
As I was researching for this post, I actually learned that Cloverdale is also known as ‘Village in the Park’ and honestly, that’s exactly what it felt like. I think most non-residents are familiar with the area because it’s where Edmonton’s Folk Fest is every summer, but with Edmonton’s Ski Club, the Muttart Conservatory, and the river valley all directly adjacent, Cloverdale has so much more to offer. A very walkable community surrounded by greenspace, the neighborhood just felt like it would be a really fun place to live.
What really stood out to me is how much the architecture in the area reflects the vibrancy of the community. Once again we have a mix of modern and traditional styles and a blend of older and newer homes, but each house really felt like it had it’s own unique personality. I really enjoyed this one, I hope you guys do to!
BY EMILY RADKIE
