SNDT Women's University, Dr. Ambedkar Commerce & Law College also has a campus in Wadala West.

The Ackworth Leprosy Hospital was established during British rule, and part of its complex is now given to an AIDS awareness organisation as well.

[1] Wadala village lay on one of the Seven Islands of Bombay that were joined to form the modern day Mumbai.

The Bombay City Improvement Trust which was set after a bill was passed in the British parliament, formulated this plan in order to relieve congestion in the centre of the town, following the plague epidemics of the 1890s.

[7] During the Civil Disobedience Movement, the Wadala Salt Works was raided by around 1,500 volunteers of the Congress party on 1 June 1930.

The north eastern areas of Wadala are covered by salt pans, which are on the shores of the Thane creek.

On the Eastern border of Wadala, MMRDA has planned to construct a truck terminus, spread over 115 hectares (1.15 km2).

[8][9] Wadala has a large number of old temples, university campuses and is also home to a former world's largest IMAX dome theater.

It is also home to the Vidyalankar Educational Campus, whose building design has won an international award viz.

One of the many one-day festivals in Mumbai has been held in this temple to devote Lord Vitthal on Ashadhi Ekadashi (According to Hindu Calendar) in June/July.

About 2 kilometers from Wadala Station East, past the truck terminus, is Flamingo Bay.

[17] From December to March, thousands of flamingos descend on the mudflats, a mile from the shore, to feed on the nutrient-rich marshes.

The proposed Nhava Sheva bridge that will connect the island to the mainland has faced criticism from environmentalists, who allege that the habitat of these birds would be destroyed if the project is approved and completed.

[18] Over the years, slum development had started in Wadala adjacent to the railway tracks and a large colony began to form.