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My Mom and Center City: A Love Story
City Life

My Mom and Center City: A Love Story

In this endearing essay Amy Cohen recounts how her suburban-born mother blossomed into a passionate Philadelphian

Sixty Years Of Holiday Cheer At Wanamaker’s
Photography

Sixty Years Of Holiday Cheer At Wanamaker’s

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania gives us a look at the origins of a holiday tradition at the Wanamaker Building

Two New Historic Districts And Grand Court Protected
Preservation

Two New Historic Districts And Grand Court Protected

Historical Commission says “yes” to 17 new additions to the local register. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the news

Philly’s Flag Obsession, In Two Parts
History

Philly’s Flag Obsession, In Two Parts

The 1100 block of Rodman Street’s 14 year flag project has a strange prequel in the work of another Rodman, the son of John Wanamaker

Pneumatic Philadelphia
History

Pneumatic Philadelphia

Harry K. gives us a look into Philadelphia’s dabbling in pneumatic mail, a Victorian method of mail delivery that had as its chief promoter in Postmaster General John Wanamaker—yes, that Wanamaker

In The Grand Tradition: The Wanamaker Organ At Christmas
Photography

In The Grand Tradition: The Wanamaker Organ At Christmas

In a city full of superlatives, few sound as good as the largest pipe organ in the world: the Wanamaker Organ. With the Christmas light show in full regalia, Brad Maule visited organist Wesley Parrott as he provided the soundtrack to the hundreds gathered at Macy’s for the show

Tis The Season—For Wanamaker’s
History

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

History

Last Of The Ragmen

After 50 years wholesaling linens from 3rd and Market, Gene Stein tells us how it’s done


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