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With Philadelphia Macy's closing in Center City, what happens to the Wanamaker Organ and holiday displays?
John Wanamaker bought the organ from the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis and shipped it to Philadelphia in 1909. The massive instrument had to be carried in 13 freight train cars. "So around 1911, ...
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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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Do you remember the bear on a swing at the old John Wanamaker's in Wilmington?
A teddy bear at a long-gone New Castle County department store still holds deeply cherished childhood memories for generations of Delawareans. Do you remember the bear on a swing, a popular ...