Allen Park The City of Allen Park, home to 27,000 residents, has a pedestrian friendly Downtown with retro 1940's and 50's architecture, specialty shops, great restaurants, and the best downtown movie theater for miles. Downtown is also home to the newly renovated Allen Park Civic Center complete with community rooms, exercise facilities, and an ice skating rink. Allen Park has drawn its share of the national spotlight as the home of the Detroit Lions Training Facility, the award-winning Fairlane Green retail shopping center, and the recently announced Unity Studios. Developed by Ford Land, the 1 million square foot Fairlane Green retail shopping center and recreational center was built on a 243-acre landfill and received numerous environmental and economic development awards for sustainable design and development. Known affectionately as "The Hill" by Allen Park residents, Fairlane Green's wide open green spaces, prairie architecture, walking trails and water features make it a great place to shop and relax. More recently, Allen Park has been in the spotlight with the announcement of Unity Studios, a $146 million, 750,000-square-foot film, TV and media production studio factory and village on 104 acres. |
