| About Wayne, Pennsylvania Originally settled as a Welsh quaker community in the 1600’s, Wayne grew into the vibrant town center it is today by first serving as a summer country get away for wealthy Philadelphians. The establishment of the Main Line railroad section from Philadelphia to Harrisburg and the parallel running Lancaster Pike (the first toll road in the country) gave access to Wayne. All the towns along the railroad are collectively know as the “Main Line”.  |
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With that first wave of development in the mid
1800’s came the building of Lyceum Hall, (the
opera house), Wayne Presbyterian Church and the
mansard roofed houses on Bloomingdale Avenue.
The second wave of development in the late 1800’s brought about the first planned
suburban community in the U.S. as well as the Wayne Hotel. The church, the opera house and
the Wayne Hotel are still standing and prominent features in the center of town.
The magnificent Anthony Wayne Theater with its Art Deco architecture and grand marquee,
built in 1928 continues to operate as a movie theater today. For over 100 years, Wayne has been considered one of the best places in the Greater Philadelphia area to live and raise a family. The town features everything you could want: hotels, restaurants, bars, boutique stores, specialty bakeries, spas and salons, coffee houses, a bike trail and a movie theater. The world class arboretum, Chanticleer is in Wayne. Center City Philadelphia is just 18 miles away and Valley Forge Park is 5.6 miles to the north. Just miles outside of Wayne (along Goshen and Providence Road) lies beautiful horse country of rolling hills and long pastural views known as Radnor Hunt. Wayne celebrates a variety of festivals and events throughout the year including the Radnor Fall Festival, The Main Line Jazz Food and Art Festival & The Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival. |
