Location: This Buffalo neighborhood centers on Allen Street, from Main Street to Symphony Circle. It is adjacent to the theater district of downtown Buffalo on the south and is bordered by North Street at its northern edge. Neighborhood Association: Allentown Association, Inc., 232 Allen Street	Theatre of Youth Allen Street
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Wilcox Mansion (1838) 641 Delaware Avenue (photo credit: UB Dept. of Art History Visual Resources)	Allentown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Notable in the area is the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (Wilcox Mansion), important for both its historical and architectural significance. The site also maintains the Wilcox gardens, which surround the mansion.
According to the Allentown Association, it is a "neighborhood of ethnic and lifestyles diversity." A center for the visual, performing and culinary arts, the area is well-known for its many art and antique galleries and restaurants. The annual Allentown Art Festival started in 1959 and brings thousands of Western New Yorkers to this old Buffalo neighborhood.	Towne Restaurant 186 Allen Street

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