The Wayne Historical Society

The Wayne Historical Society Our mission is to display, preserve and promote the history of the city of Wayne, Michigan. Visit ou
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Smoke investigation at the old Wayne Theater building. Feb 14, 1966.
05/27/2026

Smoke investigation at the old Wayne Theater building. Feb 14, 1966.

Have a safe Memorial day everyone. During WWI Harroun motors of Wayne did their patriotic duty and curtailed car product...
05/25/2026

Have a safe Memorial day everyone. During WWI Harroun motors of Wayne did their patriotic duty and curtailed car production to make artillery shells when the US entered WWI. In this ad they promised dealers to still have cars for them, and say they are in the automobile business TO STAY. Unfortunately they couldn't really get going again after the war and went bankrupt within a few years.

Fire Chief Goudy at Taft school for fire safety week. 1968.
05/24/2026

Fire Chief Goudy at Taft school for fire safety week. 1968.

A 1953 shot of the Wayne Nankin Fire department in their then-new building on Wayne road. Also pictured are the 1953 LaF...
05/20/2026

A 1953 shot of the Wayne Nankin Fire department in their then-new building on Wayne road. Also pictured are the 1953 LaFrance Pumper, 1947 Kaizer Frazer car, 1928 LaFrance (Old Betsy), 1953 LaFrance Quint ladder truck

This is a picture of the John H. Curtis house at 36136 Michigan Avenue, just west of Pershing. The house was a Greek rev...
05/18/2026

This is a picture of the John H. Curtis house at 36136 Michigan Avenue, just west of Pershing. The house was a Greek revival upright and wing and dated to before 1860. John, who was a farmer and carpenter, lived here with his wife Mary and their son George until 1877. Unfortunately the only pictures we have of the house are from its intentional destruction by the fire department in 1957. There was a car wash on the site recently. There are more pictures of the practice and training fire here: https://hub.catalogit.app/wayne-historical-museum/entry/36136-michigan-ave-house-burned-for-practice?query=curtis

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1 Towne Square St
Wayne, MI
48184

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Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm

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+17347220113

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