Allendale burned 100 years ago. A storm blew through in 1940. Then came interstate 20.

Allendale burned 100 years ago. A storm blew through in 1940. Then came interstate 20.

Allendale, Shreveport's first neighborhood outside downtown, has faced significant challenges over the past century, including a devastating fire, a tornado, and the construction of major highways that reshaped its community and economy.

100 years later: How Allendale blaze destroyed nearly 200 homes, transformed Shreveport

A fire consumed more than 190 homes in Shreveport's Allendale neighborhood this week in 1925, burned overnight and led to advances in the city's alarm system.