Allens Lane Park was gifted to the City for use as a community playground by Dr. George Woodward and his wife Gertrude Houston Woodward in 1945. The building which houses the Allens Lane Art Center (ALAC) was originally used as a carriage house for a residence that once occupied the site but has since been demolished. The ALAC formed in 1953, and has since continuously hosted, through a long-term lease, day and summer camps, community theater, art classes, and art exhibitions for the Mount Airy community and the larger Philadelphia region. The Park is 6.06 acres.