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. Classical organ music ...

The iconic organ is protected, but questions about its future remain as Macy's prepares to close its Center City Philadelphia store.

Concern for the Wanamaker organ speaks to the ongoing challenge of preserving urban landmarks that remain tied to a consumer economy.

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.

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. Classical organ music ...

The organ set Wanamaker’s apart from the city’s other well-known department stores. By the 1920s, the store hosted evening concerts that featured internationally renowned organists and ...

Macy’s announced it is closing its store in downtown Philadelphia. What’s next for the 120-year-old instrument once touted as ‘the greatest organ in the world’?

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.