The Center City Macy's in the Wanamaker Building will close for good in March; stakeholders are expected to discuss how the ...
Don’t expect an extreme makeover for the Wanamaker Building, its massive eagle statue, or organ, once the world’s largest of its kind. Macy’s will close its store inside the Center City Wanamaker ...
The building's grand court, which includes the instrument and monument, is on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places ...
The building occupies an entire city block and contains hundreds of thousands of square feet of office space. The store is set close sometime in March.
The closure is the latest drama on a stretch of East Market Street that’s been the focus of a recent and fierce civic debate ...
The hulking 12-story building once housed the flagship Wanamaker's department store and the now-defunct retailer's corporate offices. In December 2023, a double stabbing inside the Macy's store ...
Only five buildings in Philadelphia get the city’s historic protection for their interior. That includes places like City Council Chambers in City Hall and 30th Street Station. It also includes the ...
As the stunning news that Macy’s will leave its Center City, Philadelphia location in March sinks in, amid the sorrow, some see a chance to revitalize the Market East neighborhood.
These elements are cherished pieces of the city's history and culture and their preservation and role in the Wanamaker building's future are important considerations in ongoing planning discussions.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Macy's may be closing its store inside the iconic Wanamaker Building in Center City Philadelphia, but you can still expect to see the treasured organ. TF Cornerstone ...