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A giant tire on I-94, the Lions' practice home and a Hungarian Reformed church
Nothing on our calendar here this week yet.
01 / Why it matters
Most people know Allen Park from the freeway: the 80-foot Uniroyal tire along I-94 started life as a Ferris wheel at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It rolled in on 22 trucks in 1966 and has been waving at drivers ever since.
The city grew up next to Ford, and plenty of the company's offices and facilities sit inside its limits. Since 2002 it's also been home to the Detroit Lions' headquarters and practice facility, renamed the Meijer Performance Center in 2024. Every summer the downtown street fair takes over; it started in 1966, and the 60th-anniversary edition ran August 7–8, 2026.
For Hungarians this is a must-stop: Allen Park is home to the American Hungarian Reformed Church. The congregation built its church in Delray, Detroit's Hungarian neighborhood, in 1941 and put up a new one in Allen Park in 1965. Of the four Hungarian Reformed congregations that once served the Detroit area, it's the only one still standing.
02 / Known for
The Uniroyal Giant Tire, a Ferris wheel at the 1964 New York World's Fair, standing beside I-94 since 1966
Headquarters and practice home of the Detroit Lions since 2002, at 222 Republic Drive
Many Ford Motor Company offices and facilities are inside city limits
The American Hungarian Reformed Church moved here from Delray in 1965; as of 2000 it still held a Hungarian-language service every Sunday
The Allen Park Street Fair, held downtown every summer since 1966
03 / What’s on
May 22, 2027, 11:00 AMAllen Park Civic Arena · Michigan Home Shows presents the Downriver Home Show on Saturday, May 22, from 11 a.m. and Sunday, May 23, 2027, from noon at the Allen Park Civic Arena in Allen Park. Meet home-improvement companies working in your community; admission is $5.
04 / Places
Detroit TG Invasion3000 Enterprise Dr (Best Western, host hotel), Allen Park, MI
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Detroit Allen Park16850 Southfield Road, Allen Park, MI 4810105 / What to do
Two days downtown in early August: crafters, vendors, food and live music late into the night.
Official site ↗The local history museum on Englewood Avenue, open on Saturdays.
Official site ↗06 / History
The Potawatomi deed the land that is now Allen Park and Lincoln Park to Pierre St. Cosme.
Allen Park incorporates as a village.
Becomes a city.
Delray's Hungarian Reformed congregation builds its new church in Allen Park.
The Uniroyal Giant Tire is reassembled here, and the first street fair is held.
The Detroit Lions set up their headquarters and practice facility here.
07 / People
Population and area are Census Bureau figures (Allen Park city).
Change since 2020, per the Census Bureau estimate: −4.2 percent.
