Editing Allen Park, Michigan (section)

==Sports==
In 2009, the [[Professional Bowlers Association]] (PBA) announced that Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park would be the main site for the inaugural '''[[PBA World Series of Bowling]]'''. This unique event featured the first seven tournaments of the PBA's 2009–10 season all contested in the same area. One tournament (Motor City Open) was contested in nearby [[Taylor, Michigan]], while the other six (including the [[PBA World Championship]] qualifying and match play rounds) took place at Thunderbowl. The 2009 events ran August 2-September 6, with the televised finals being taped by [[ESPN]] on September 5–6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pba.com/worldseries/FAQ.html#goldenparachute|title=PBA World Series of Bowling|work=pba.com|access-date=2009-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402150624/http://www.pba.com/worldseries/FAQ.html#goldenparachute|archive-date=2009-04-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thunderbowl Lanes has hosted additional PBA tournaments since that time, including the five-event [[PBA Bowling Tour: 2016 season|PBA Fall Swing]] in September, 2016<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pba.com/articles/PBA-Fall-Swing-Returns-to-Detroite28099s-Historic-Thunderbowl-Lanes-September-4-11 |title=PBA Fall Swing Returns to Detroit's Historic Thunderbowl Lanes September 4–11|last=Vint |first=Bill |publisher=PBA.com |date=August 23, 2016 |access-date=August 24, 2016}}</ref> and both the [[PBA Bowling Tour: 2018 season|2018]] and [[2021 PBA Tour season|2021]] PBA Tour Finals,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/Tournaments/Details/2641 |title=2018 PBA Tour Finals |publisher=bowl.com |access-date=May 4, 2018}}</ref> and the [[2025 PBA Tour season|2025]] [[USBC Masters]] and [[PBA Tour Playoffs|PBA Playoffs]]. The World Series of Bowling returned to Thunderbowl Lanes for its tenth anniversary in the [[2019 PBA Tour season]], with events running March 11–21.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/PBAe28099s-10th-Anniversary-World-Series-of-Bowling-Returns-to-Its-Detroit-Roots-in-March-2019 |title=Tulsa PBA’s 10th Anniversary World Series of Bowling Returns to Its Detroit Roots in March 2019 |last=Vint |first=Bill |publisher=PBA.com |date=May 9, 2018 |access-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044653/https://www.pba.com/articles/PBAe28099s-10th-Anniversary-World-Series-of-Bowling-Returns-to-Its-Detroit-Roots-in-March-2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[National Football League]]'s [[Detroit Lions]] have their offices and training facility in Allen Park.