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Allen also boasts the Allen Community Ice Rink, Ford Pool, The Courses at Watters Creek, and Allen Senior Recreation Center. Most notably, Allen has The Edge Skate Park and Visitor Center, a 37,915-square-foot outdoor skate park making it one of the largest skate parks in Texas. [29] Allen is also home to 60 natural and man-made parks with over ...
The Credit Union of Texas Event Center (formerly Allen Event Center) is an American 6,275 fixed-seat multi-purpose indoor arena located in Allen, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. The arena opened in 2009 under the name Allen Event Center. Construction cost was $52.6 million ($63.5 million in 2020 dollars).
Allen's first state championship in 2008 was won over Fort Bend Hightower, 21–14. [4] The team's record that year was 15–1, and the state title win gave them a MaxPreps national ranking of 5. [5] 2012 marked the beginning of a record-setting win streak for the Eagles. Allen went 15–1 on the season, only losing to Coppell in week 5.
Allen High School. Allen Independent School District is a public school district based in Allen, Texas . Allen ISD covers most of the city of Allen, as well as portions of the cities of McKinney, Plano, and Parker. The district has a total enrollment of 21,634 [4] students, with an expected growth rate of 1–2% per year. [5]
The Allen American is a weekly local newspaper in Allen, Texas founded in 1970. [1] It is currently operated by Star Media. [ 2 ] In 1972 it swept the East Texas Press Association Awards, being judged the best publication in local news writing, general excellence, pictures, and community service. [ 3 ]
Brackenridge Recreation Complex is a park operated by the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority. The park is a former state park in Texas then known as Lake Texana State Park and is located near Edna in Jackson County , halfway between Houston and Corpus Christi on Lake Texana .
Allen Depot was established in 1876 in the central ward of Allen, Texas. The train depot served as a water stop for the Galveston and Red River Railway chartered by Ebenezer Allen in 1848. [ 1 ] By 1856, the Southeast Texas to Red River railroad would transition to the Houston and Texas Central Railway .
The Allen Water Station is a district of structures in Allen, Texas representing different items built in the 1870s by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad at the Allen Depot water stop. [2] The site includes six contributing structures: the Water Station site, the 1874 Dam, a section of railroad tracks and bed, a 1910 railroad bridge, and ...