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On Thursday, before the news broke publicly that Macy’s would be departing from Center City, the Wanamaker Building resonated ...
The planned departure of Macy’s in Center City throws into question the fate of the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, an enormous, ...
Behind the scenes at Philadelphia's iconic Wanamaker Organ before Macy's closes 05:00. Walk inside the doors of the soon-to-be closed Macy's department store in Center City Philadelphia and you ...
It’s likely that you think about the Wanamaker Organ only between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, when it takes part, along with tens of thousands of lights and the voice of Julie Andrews, in ...
With Center City Macy's closing, what happens to the Wanamaker Organ and holiday displays? 02:48 News that the Center City Philadelphia Macy's is closing quickly spurred questions among residents ...
Hundreds packed the Center City Macy’s on Saturday to listen to the Wanamaker Organ in a daylong concert celebrating the instrument as the department store marks its final weekend. A number of ...
Macy's announced it would close its Center City store in the Wanamaker Building, raising questions about the future of the historic organ and Eagle statue. Both are protected through the city's ...
As a historian of Philadelphia and historic preservation, I recognize the panic as a familiar response to the economic changes that have been shaping the city for 75 years. As city leaders have ...
With Macy’s stores across the country shuttering, some Philadelphians are concerned about the fate of the 120-year-old instrument once touted as ‘the greatest organ in the world.’ ...