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About Downtown Allen Park

Downtown Allen Park is located just south of the intersection of Allen Road and Southfield Road. Our downtown features timeless "retro" appeal with a flair for 1940’s and 50’s downtown architecture; right down to the art deco marquee on the Allen Park movie theatre. For shoppers and future brides, Allen Park proudly offers a large concentration of bridal and wedding related businesses. We call it the "Bridal Mile." From wedding gowns and hair salons, to cakes, flowers, and banquet halls, Allen Park has it all! Prospective brides and bridal parties can shop for gowns, hair-do’s, flowers, banquet halls, wedding cakes, invitations, photographers, and even plan their honeymoon. The "Bridal Mile" is your one-stop destination for bridal and wedding needs.

Downtown Improvement Projects

For 2006, another DDA project is moving forward. The "Middle Allen Road Improvement Project" includes several components and will be completed in phases. The first phase features the centerpiece of the project, which is a downtown pocket park at the corner of White and Allen Roads. The park features a 12-foot clock tower surrounded by brick pavers, patterned concrete, new landscaping beds, new seating areas, and game tables. Additionally, new street light fixtures to match Park Avenue are installed along Middle Allen in phase one. The remainder of the project includes additional street parking, a new road surface for Middle Allen, utility line burial, alley and streetscape improvements, and enhanced pedestrian spaces. The scheduled completion for the project is 2007. Fortunately, there is no tax increase or millage increase involved. The entire project is funded with DDA tax increment revenues and bonds. Over $4.5 million will be spent on this project without raising taxes. The DDA believes this project is a strong positive step for the economic development of downtown Allen Park.

The downtown is also home to the newly renovated Allen Park Civic Center complete with community rooms, exercise facilities, and an ice skating rink.

 

 

 

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6543 Allen Road
Allen Park, MI  48101
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