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Some Philly-Area Malls are Changing, While Others Are Dying. Is Anything Worth Preserving?
Preservation

Some Philly-Area Malls are Changing, While Others Are Dying. Is Anything Worth Preserving?

Kyle Bagenstose takes us inside a pop culture phenomena as it fades into commercial obsolescence

Tis The Season—For Wanamaker’s
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Tis The Season—For Wanamaker’s

After years of change distorted and threatened the department store John Wanamaker perfected more than a century ago, Macy’s has stabilized the store, preserving not only its success, but some of the landmarks that make it a Philadelphia legend—especially this time of year. Shadowbat traces the history of Center City’s Wanamaker Building


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