The department store shuttered, holiday festivities hung in the balance and owners released plans for mixed-use development.

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 department ...

The Wanamaker building was packed as thousands of visitors gathered for a final look at the historic Wanamaker Light Show ...

The Woodmere Museum recently acquired the midcentury design concepts by John Winters, staff artist with Wanamaker’s Department Store for 25 years. ''Hard Candy - View from Santa’s Castle'' by John ...

For many in the Philadelphia area, the holidays mean taking a trip to Macy’s in Center City to see its famous light show and listen to the symphonic sounds of the Wanamaker Organ. This year, because ...

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 department ...

The John Wanamaker Department Store was one of America’s first great temples of consumption. Opened in 1876 as Wanamaker’s Grand Depot, the store filled a former railroad freight depot at 13th and ...

A historical plaque noting the founding of Mother's Day is located in front of Philadelphia's City Hall, at Broad and Market Streets. The plaque cites the involvement of department store operator John ...

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