The Wanamaker Building, under the ownership of TF Cornerstone, will ensure that an iconic instrument will remain in place, ...

The building's grand court, which includes the instrument and monument, is on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places ...

News that the Center City Philadelphia Macy's is closing quickly spurred questions among residents across the region: what would happen to the Eagle statue in the Grand Court? And what of the storied ...

Landlord TF Cornerstone said in a statement, "We are committed to the preservation of the organ and ensuring it remains a ...

The Center City Macy's in the Wanamaker Building will close for good in March; stakeholders are expected to discuss how the ...

According to the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ, it took 13 freight cars to transport all the pieces from St. Louis and two years to install in its Philadelphia home. With multiple additions since ...

The company said it would shut down approximately 150 "underproductive" stores over a three-year period while investing in 350 continuing locations.

share a moment together due to the closing of the Macy’s and memories of their time spent together as the Wanamaker Organ, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Tyger Williams/The Philadelphia ...

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 iconic Wanamaker building was completed in 1911, becoming the first department store in Philadelphia, and home of the historic organ. Many visited the department store during the holidays to ...

It is, quite literally, the end of an era in Center City Philadelphia as published reports say a major department store is closing.

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 ...