What would happen to the 120-year-old Wanamaker organ and annual Christmas light show?. As a historian of Philadelphia and historic preservation, I recognize the panic as a familiar response to ...

Classical organ music had become passé, so Wanamaker’s hired 20-year-old music student Keith Chapman to infuse the standard repertoire with popular music and to host musical groups for ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Wanamaker Organ will be continuing its daily concerts until closing. The city is pulling out all the stops too, committing to assisting in the development of this amazing retail space.

Ray Biswanger, executive director of Friends of the Wanamaker Organ, said the organization has already spoken with building owner TF Cornerstone, which is looking to acquire the property. The company ...

The Wanamaker organ became a gauge for how the store navigated this urban and retail change. In 1966, Wanamaker’s longtime organist and musical director Mary Vogt retired.

(THE CONVERSATION) After Macy’s announced in November 2023 its plans to close approximately 150 locations across the United States, some Philadelphians fretted – not so much about the fate of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) After Macy’s announced in November 2023 its plans to close approximately 150 locations across the United States, some Philadelphians fretted – not so much about the fate of ...