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In a horse-and-buggy age, it rose as a 12-story temple to retailing. It stands today as a place of worship for a metropolis of pedestrians, poets, and holiday shoppers enchanted by the tradition it embodies and the majesty of its architecture.

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  • Philly historian explains Wanamaker Organ’s illustrious past and uncertain future | Opinion
    Concern for the Wanamaker organ speaks to the ongoing challenge of preserving urban landmarks that remain tied to a consumer economy.
    12/24/2024 - 3:05 am | View Link
  • A new style of coffee shop is opening soon in Indianapolis
    Growing up in the Wanamaker, Taylor Hummel loved the small-town community feel. But there were two things she always thought the neighborhood in southeast Indianapolis was missing; a place for the ...
    12/17/2024 - 8:09 pm | View Link
  • Milk and Honey: A new style of coffeeshop opening in Wanamaker
    Growing up in the Wanamaker, Taylor Hummel loved the small-town community feel. But there were two things she always thought the neighborhood in southeast Indianapolis was missing; a place for the ...
    12/17/2024 - 8:09 pm | View Link
  • Zoë Wanamaker
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    12/13/2024 - 3:23 pm | View Link
  • REPORT: Facing Foreclosure, 1.4M SF Wanamaker Building Slated For Office-To-Resi Conversion
    TF Cornerstone will likely convert Center City's historic Wanamaker Building into apartments following bankruptcy proceedings expected to wrap up in early 2025.
    12/9/2024 - 8:35 am | View Link
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  • The History & Uncertain Future Of Philly's Wanamaker Organ, A Christmas ...
    Wanamaker’s catered to these shoppers by opening regional branches. Still, they struggled to compete with new retailers. New York stores such as Bloomingdale’s and Lord & Taylor offered high-end fashion and drew shoppers from wealthy suburbs. At the other end of the market, new discount retailers such as Clover and Caldor captured deal ...
    12/25/2024 - 9:40 am | View Website
  • Philly historian explains Wanamaker Organ’s illustrious past and ...
    Today, the Wanamaker organ and the holiday light show are part of a pastiche of retail history that the city advertises to draw holiday crowds to the old Wanamaker building. As the retail space in ...
    12/24/2024 - 6:00 am | View Website
  • Wanamaker's: Meet Me at the Eagle
    Wanamaker’s department store is fondly remembered for the massive bronze eagle in the Grand Court, concerts from the world’s largest pipe organ, and its spectacular Christmas festivities.
    12/23/2024 - 7:58 pm | View Website
  • The Wanamaker organ has been a treasured holiday tradition in ...
    John Wanamaker is pictured in 1890. Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images [/caption] The organ set Wanamaker’s apart from the city’s other well-known department stores. By the 1920s ...
    12/23/2024 - 11:23 am | View Website
  • The Wanamaker organ has been a treasured holiday tradition in Philly ...
    Four years later, Wanamaker’s sought to cash in on this popularity by marketing an LP of Christmas songs played on the Wanamaker organ. A changing retail landscape. By the 1950s, however, downtown retail was in trouble. Wanamaker’s flagship store stood in the heart of what many consumers viewed as a declining city.
    12/23/2024 - 6:08 am | View Website
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