Wayne State University - Campus

Campus

Wayne State's campus is located in the heart of Cultural Center Historic District, the home of renowned museums, galleries and theatres, most within walking distance. The WSU main campus encompasses 203 acres (0.82 km2) of nicely landscaped walkways, gathering spots, linking over 100 education and research buildings. The campus is urban and features many architecturally interesting buildings. Some notable examples include Helen DeRoy Hall, the Education Building, the Maccabees Building, Old Main, McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Chatsworth Tower Apartments, and the Hilberry Theater. Many of these buildings were designed by notable architects such as Albert Kahn and Minoru Yamasaki.

The Cass corridor would be considered one of the University's most notable surroundings, with a venerable history and culture that has left an imprint on many of the WSU alumni. Many notable events have taken place on or near the campus as a result of its unique location. Artists that got their start here include Chuck & Joni Mitchell, Alice Cooper, The White Stripes, The Detroit Cobras, MC5, The Stooges, Savage Grace, Ted Nugent, Grand Funk Railroad, the Red Hot Chili Peppers recording their Freaky Styley album, the publication of Creem Magazine, the first rock journal, the first to use the terms "punk rock" and "heavy metal" and the first to give recognition to music of the likes of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, The Smiths, among many others. The now razed Tartar Field was home to WABX's free Sunday concerts in the late 1960s and early 1970s featuring many of these musicians.

Important events have also taken place on campus, such as Edmund Gettier's refutation of the "justified true belief" theory, which shook 2500 years of epistemology.