| Allandale is the name of a lovely neighborhood in | | | | suburb outside of Austin proper. George Davis was |
| central Austin, although the area was originally | | | | the original owner of most of the land in the |
| considered to be northwest Austin, before Austin's | | | | neighborhood, and he obtained the land from the |
| expansion into a large metropolitan area. Allandale | | | | President of the Republic of Texas in 1841. A grant of |
| recently celebrated its 35th anniversary as an active | | | | over 3,100 acres was given to him in exchange for his |
| central Austin community, and the Allandale | | | | service in the battle of San Jacinto, and some of his |
| Neighborhood Association has been a presence in the | | | | descendants still live in the neighborhood today. The |
| neighborhood since 1973. Currently, Allandale is home | | | | Davis family also has a family cemetery on Vine |
| to over 21,000 residents, and two of the boundaries of | | | | Street to this day. |
| the neighborhood are the MoPac Expressway and | | | | Housing is slightly more expensive in the neighborhood |
| Burnet Road, which form the western and eastern | | | | than in some areas of Austin, and the vintage homes |
| perimeters, respectively. | | | | from the 1940s and 1950s frequently boast mature |
| Typical residences in Allandale are three to four | | | | landscaping with large yards, a perfect setting for |
| bedroom single family homes, most within the $250,000 | | | | families with children. There are fixer-uppers to be |
| to $300,000 price range, although more and less | | | | found in the neighborhood too, along with apartments |
| expensive housing can be found too. The students in | | | | and duplexes, among other choices. Since Shoal |
| Allendale attend Austin Independent School District | | | | Creek, with its numerous parks and hike and bike trails, |
| schools, and there is an elementary school named | | | | runs along the Allandale neighborhood, there is plenty |
| Gullet Elementary, as well as a middle school named | | | | to do from a standpoint of recreation as well. |
| Lamar and a high school named McAllen High School. | | | | Some of the eateries in the Allandale area include Phil's |
| Allandale has the 28th largest neighborhood | | | | Icehouse, Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon, and Amy's Ice |
| association in Austin, and there is an activity center | | | | Cream, all local hotspots, as well as many popular |
| named the Northwest Recreation Center which is ideal | | | | family restaurants, including the Hang Town Grill, and |
| for indoor as well as outdoor sporting activities. The | | | | the Frisco, which occupied the same location on Burnet |
| Allandale Neighborhood's other borders are generally | | | | for years until it recently closed. A popular park in the |
| considered to be Anderson Lane and Hancock Drive, | | | | neighborhood is named Beverly Sheffield Park, and the |
| as well as Shoal Creek, and the neighborhood is chock | | | | park is adjacent to Shoal Creek, and has a beautiful |
| full of restaurants, shopping, and various types of | | | | duck pond as well as an Olympic sized swimming pool. |
| dwellings. | | | | The park also includes picnic sites, barbecue pits, ball |
| The roots of the Allandale neighborhood go back to | | | | fields, tennis courts, and a fishing pier, and is a home |
| the 1930s, and at that time, it was considered to be a | | | | away from home for the children of the area. |