The planned departure of Macy’s in Center City throws into question the fate of the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, an enormous, historically significant instrument whose daily concerts are both a ...

Macy’s and the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ have been wonderful stewards to the instrument, with both contributing cash and resources to its upkeep over decades.

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 ...

Macy's announced it would close its Center City store in the Wanamaker Building, raising questions about the future of the historic organ and Eagle statue. Both are protected through the city's ...

Hundreds packed the Center City Macy’s on Saturday to listen to the Wanamaker Organ in a daylong concert celebrating the instrument as the department store marks its final weekend. A number of ...

With Center City Macy's closing, what happens to the Wanamaker Organ and holiday displays? 02:48 News that the Center City Philadelphia Macy's is closing quickly spurred questions among residents ...

But what’s different about the doomed Macy’s shops in, say, Lafayette, Louisiana, and Flint, Michigan, is that they don’t contain the Wanamaker Organ, whose future is now in question.

The city recently approved permits that provide a look into the architect firm's designs for the historic site.

Four Macy's in Pa. will be closing, ... The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ will be continuing its daily concerts until closing, a posting on the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ website said Thursday.

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 Center City ...

With Macy’s stores across the country shuttering, some Philadelphians are concerned about the fate of the 120-year-old instrument once touted as ‘the greatest organ in the world.’ ...

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 ...