The Wanamaker organ has been part of a treasured holiday tradition in Philly for over 100 years − a historian explains its illustrious past and uncertain future Story by Whitney Martinko ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ten years ago, he became a member of the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ, a group dedicated to the instrument’s restoration and preservation. It was “bittersweet,” Steffa said, to listen to the concert ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) After Macy’s announced in November 2023 its plans to close approximately 150 locations across the United States, some Philadelphians fretted – not so much about the fate of ...

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.

(THE CONVERSATION) After Macy’s announced in November 2023 its plans to close approximately 150 locations across the United States, some Philadelphians fretted – not so much about the fate of ...