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.
