Home of Michigan Assembly Plant, builder of the Ford Bronco and Ranger and Ford's second-largest U.S. plant source
Community character
Factory town on the Rouge River whose identity has been tied to Ford assembly since 1957, with a compact downtown centered on Goudy Park and the historic theater source
Ford Michigan Assembly Plant
369-acre plant built in 1957 with 15 miles of assembly lines and over 5 million square feet; builds the Ford Bronco and Ranger and is Ford's second-largest U.S. plant after the Rouge source
Wayne Historical Museum
Museum documenting Wayne's industrial history, including the Michigan Assembly and Wayne Stamping plants source
Phoenix State Wayne Theatre
Vintage downtown theater showing first-run movies on three screens with a live performance stage source
Goudy Park
Downtown park on the Rouge hosting summer live-music series that draw thousands source
Wayne downtown riverfront
Rouge River green space around Goudy Park at the center of downtown source