The area now considered the Allandale neighborhood was originally part of an 1841 land grant to George W. Davis by the President of the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau B Lamar, for his service in the Battle of San Jacinto.
In 1958, Allandale West (the area north of Northland, south of Gullett Elementary School between the Union Pacific railroad tracks and Shoal Creek) was developed by Mr. W. H. Bullard.
A long time neighborhood resident and friend of Mr. Bullard, John Miller provided insight on the naming of some of the street names in Allandale West:[citation needed] On Memorial Day 1981, eleven inches of rain fell in three hours in some places in Austin.
However, east of Shoal Creek Blvd, and south of Greenlawn Pkwy, are pockets of mid-century modern houses intermixed with the more traditional ranch style homes.
A portion of Allandale, roughly bounded by Twin Oaks Dr to the south, Addison Ave to the north, Daugherty St to the east and Nasco Dr to the west played a unique role in proving that indoor air conditioning could be affordable and feasible in middle-class homes.
The experimental Air Conditioned Village, sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders and studied by scientist at not only the University of Texas, but the US Department of Energy, opened in 1954 to assess the effects of air-conditioning on middle class residential design.
The purpose of the garage sale is to encourage neighbors to sell unwanted items that are still useful to others, and to engage with each other in a community-wide event.
Unsold items are often collected by Allandale Neighborhood Association volunteers and donated to a local charity.
Opened at Burnet and Allandale Roads in 1950, at the time it was the largest suburban shopping center in town.
It was meant to serve not just Allandale residents, but those living in the wider area in Crestview, Brentwood, Highland Park, Rosedale, and beyond.
The neighborhood association may have the biggest boundaries of any, encompassing 3,500 homes in an area roughly bounded by Anderson Lane to the North, Burnet Road to the East, 45th Street to the South, and MoPac Expressway to the West.
The association works to promote and preserve the quality of life, the integrity, the safety, the residential character, and the property values of the neighborhood.
It monitors zoning proposals, legislative issues, and City Council decisions regarding the streets, park, creek, and other concerns of the area.
A select list of the achievements are outlined below: Allandale has several Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus lines that service the neighborhood.
Located on the grounds are: playscape, large grassy field, sand volleyball court, disc golf basket, horseshoe pit, and picnic tables.
[23] Great Northern Dog Park is a mixed-use recreational area composed of a dam and retention ponds.
Lamar opened on Burnet Road in 1955; its design by Kuehne, Brooks, and Barr was exhibited nationally and internationally.