In the 1920s, the organ played a role in a celebration of Black achievement. With the teaching of that history now under ...
The Center City Macy's in the Wanamaker Building will close for good in March; stakeholders are expected to discuss how the organ will be used.
”The Friends of the Wanamaker Organ has nothing but praise for Macy’s and their long-term commitment and emotional investment in this cultural landmark,” Biswanger said. The Wanamaker ...
The organization Friends of the Wanamaker Organ has also updated its website with a statement urging people to think positively. "Folks: Obviously the announcement of Macy's leaving the Wanamaker ...
(Friends of the Wanamaker Organ, which sponsors and supports the object's preservation, said in a statement that these performances would continue until Macy's closing.) This significance earned ...
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.
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 fate of a former Macy's location that closed in Pittsburgh a decade ago could inform what happens with the Wanamaker ...
Macy's announced a plan in December to cut 150 ... It's long been the home of the Wanamaker Organ, which retailer John Wanamaker purchased for the store in 1909. According to the Friends of ...
It also includes the Grand Court inside the Wanamaker Building. Following Thursday’s announcement that Macy’s would close its Center City store ... Court on the floor and then when you look up the ...
a posting on the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ website said Thursday. The closings are part of Macy’s “Bold New Chapter” strategy, describing the soon-to-be-closed locations as “non-go ...
It's a 'friendly rivalry' between Atlantic City's record-breaking organ and the Wanamaker Organ that surpasses it in sets of ...