City Guide
Neighborhoods - Allen
Allen Elementary is well hidden in a quiet south central neighborhood of sturdy brick ranches, colonials,and tri-levels behind historic Cobblestone Farm and year-round city recreation favorite Buhr Park, which features a swimming pool, outdoor ice rink, and sports fields.
The single-family neighborhoods north of Washtenaw have a split personality: unpaved streets and large, wooded lots give the homes on Chalmers and Woodland a country feel, in contrast to the big, closely packed houses of the newer Woodcreek subdivision. The same contrast is visible north along the river, where newer tract mansions tower over the smaller, custom-built homes of the post-WW II Thornoaks sub. South of Michigan Ave. is the Hickory Pointe subdivision with its 65 homes, 5 parks, and swim club.
The Allen district includes the ranch-style 104-unit Carleton Court apartments at Packard and Platt. Students also are bused in from 3 huge rental complexes south of I-94: the 582-unit Pines of Cloverlane and 440-unit Hamptons of Cloverlane, both off Michigan Ave., and the affordable 609-unit University Townhouses co-op on Ellsworth.
Depending on their neighborhood, Abbot grads go on to Scarlett or Tappan, and from there to Huron or Pioneer.
