Allen's Spirit
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What is a place, landmark or everyday space in Allen that you feel holds the spirit of this community and what does it mean to you?
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Profile of Mardalee Burwitz
Posted by:Mardalee Burwitz
5 months ago
The landmarks that make their "mark" in the memories of families -- Celebration park with it's Independence Week celebrations, Bethany Lakes Park and the Sounds of Summer series, the football stadiums, the dog parks, the community parks... these spaces hold places in peoples' hearts and stories of their families.
Profile of Carolyn Hormell
Posted by:Carolyn Hormell
5 months ago
So many places. When I first moved to Allen, I noticed how Allen doesn't tear down vacated public buildings but repurposes them. The first library is still there, a small house filled with donated books originally. Then a new library finally built. When it was outgrown, a new building built. That building became parks &rec and municipal court expanded in there. One of the first fire stations will be part of new downtown. The parks are so numerous, every neighborhood has one in walking distance.
Profile of Mardalee Burwitz
Posted by:Mardalee Burwitz
5 months ago
@Carolyn Hormell So True, Carolyn! We should support business owners, building up the building that we have already set in place. Allen does seem to do a pretty good job of of this.
Profile of Veronica Medeiros
Posted by:Veronica Medeiros
5 months ago
Downtown
Profile of Amy Doty
Posted by:Amy Doty
5 months ago
The old dam site, the historical village where my family has attended many different kinds of events, and Bethany Lakes where we frequently interact with our neighbors and diverse community.
Profile of Debra Arledge
Posted by:Debra Arledge
5 months ago
The locomotive downtown brings back recollections of the trains that came through town sounding their horn. The pocket meadows of wild flowers brings back memories of driving the white rock roads around town on Sunday afternoons with my father. And, of course the football stadium brings back the real Friday night lights when the town closed down.
Profile of Ken Fulk
Posted by:Ken Fulk
5 months ago
The Library is a great landmark as well!
Profile of MISTY STREBECK
Posted by:MISTY STREBECK
5 months ago
The public library
Profile of Ken Fulk
Posted by:Ken Fulk
5 months ago
My first thoughts on this subject would include the old historical dam, which is what officially began our community although you have to go there to appreciate it. After that, the older historical parts of the community which includes the Historical Village on St. Mary Drive, the replicated depot in downtown (with train engine and caboose), the remaining rail lines in Allen, the old original downtown area and beyond that, the open space and creeks (accessible on our extensive hike and bike trails). This represents the hard work of the original/early settlers, as well as earlier leaders in our community as it developed over time, who were committed to making Allen a better, great, community for themselves, but more importantly, for those who followed. To me, it means people did care about where we were headed and they planned to help us reach a trajectory that they could only dream of, as back then, it really was a dream. Today, many of those dreams have come to fruition.
Profile of Kelly Cunningham
Posted by:Kelly Cunningham
5 months ago
The old Allen Train Depot - dubbed now as the Allen Heritage Center. I appreciate the Allen Heritage Guild and all they are doing to recreate and protect the history that made Allen.
Profile of Alvin Torosyan
Posted by:Alvin Torosyan
5 months ago
Bethany Lakes Park
