How Philadelphia’s Wanamaker organ played a role in the birth of Black History Month
In the 1920s, the organ played a role in a celebration of Black achievement. With the teaching of that history now under ...
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The Wanamaker Building’s Macy’s may be closing, but its iconic eagle and organ are protected
Arnold said that ever since John Wanamaker opened the building for his department store in 1910, it has been a fixture of Philadelphia. “It was such a wonderful, old time department store that ...
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The Wanamaker organ has been a treasured holiday tradition in Philly for over 100 years
The visionary retailer John Wanamaker unveiled the organ to Philadelphians in 1911. Forty years after he had opened his first clothing store, he installed the organ as a showpiece of his new ...
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Incyte to lease former Wanamaker building near Wilmington
For the next 15 years, biopharmaceutical firm Incyte Corp. will lease the former John Wanamaker building on Augustine Cut-off ...