The End of an Era by danette

The End of an Era

This building in downtown Philadelphia has been a retail department store for over 100 years. It started out as Wannamaker's and is famous for the largest pipe organ in the world. The organ came from the St. Louis World's Fair, along with a large eagle statue.

The store is currently owned by Macy's and is expected to close in March. :-(

I was there just over 10 years ago, so this is a photo from that time.

If you want to know more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanamaker%27s
Sad to see it go. Maybe someone will turn it into a museum of sorts.
January 30th, 2025  
How interesting that a department store has a pipe organ. Do you know if it was ever played there?
It is so sad to see things like this go by the wayside. I'm afraid our society has little regard for our history!
January 30th, 2025  
@thewatersphotos yes, they played the organ twice a day. It was beautiful! The building has been designated historical, so they say they will respect that. Let’s hope!
January 30th, 2025  
Lovely
January 31st, 2025  
Such an impressive department store and which makes it even sadder that it's closing. Hopefully it will be designated as a historical landmark and be well maintained.
January 31st, 2025  
Lovely architecture in the building. Great shot.
January 31st, 2025  
Such a wonderful building, let's hope they keep its history alive.
January 31st, 2025  
Oh no, I used to regularly pop in there and buy cool clothes for the kids when I was passing through Philly.
I loved that building, the organ was amazing!
January 31st, 2025  
Impressive department store, so cool that they played the organ twice a day!
February 1st, 2025  
Sign of the times
February 2nd, 2025  
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