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 ...

The Wanamaker Organ, with over 28,000 pipes, is one of Philadelphia’s beloved landmarks. It towers over the store’s famous Grand Court, which also houses a 2500-pound bronze eagle.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

After 110 years, the Wanamaker organ has developed its own fan base. The largest fully operational pipe organ in the world was performed for its own birthday on Tuesday, inside the 5-story Grand Court ...

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 organ is grand, powerful and capable of room-shaking sound, but as Ray Biswanger, executive director of the non-profit Friends of the Wanamaker Organ, explains, it also rewards a close listen.

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.