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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the most famous organs in the world, which graces one of Philadelphia’s favorite public spaces, ...
On Christmas in July, the Philadelphia Visitors Center announced plans to bring back holiday programming at the Wanamaker ...
After months of uncertainty following the closure of Macy’s in Center City, Philadelphians finally have some answers about ...
Six months after Macy’s closed, Opera Philadelphia will partner with Philly arts groups to reactivate the retail space with ...
The famed Wanamaker Organ and building is not going to be sitting vacant anymore, all thanks to a $1 million grant and ...
Macy’s closed, but beloved holiday traditions the Light Show and Dickens Village will remain — for now, at least.
The Visitors Center says the memorable Christmas Light Show at the Wanamaker Building will be returning along with the ...
The Light Show and Dickens Village, both beloved holiday traditions, were endangered after Macy's closed its Center City ...
There was concern the decades-old holiday programming would be discontinued after Macy's closed earlier this year.
The organ set Wanamaker’s apart from the city’s other well-known department stores. By the 1920s, the store hosted evening concerts that featured internationally renowned organists and ...
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, with over 28,000 pipes, is one of Philadelphia’s beloved landmarks. It towers over the store’s famous Grand Court, which also houses a 2500-pound bronze eagle.