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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Macy’s workers were informed that the iconic location, which housed John Wanamaker’s flagship department store for much of the past 115 years, would be shuttered in March. “It has been more than just ...