Allen Parkway
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Allen Parkway is an arterial road west of Downtown Houston, Texas. It has a distance of approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km), running from Interstate 45 west to Shepherd Drive, where it becomes Kirby Drive. Originally known as Buffalo Parkway, it was later named after John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen, the founders of Houston.
Eastbound, just before the I-45 on-ramp
Eastbound, passing under the I-45
Light traffic
Augustus Chapman Allen
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Augustus Chapman Allen, along with his younger brother, John Kirby Allen, founded the City of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. He was born on July 4, 1806, in Canaseraga Village, New York, to Sarah (Chapman) and Roland Allen.
Marker in Downtown Houston commemorating the foundation of Houston by the Allen Brothers - An excerpt from the Telegraph and Texas Register dated August 30, 1836, is visible.
Charlotte Allen