The New York Times

SECOND WANAMAKER A MERCHANT PRINCE OF THE NEW SCHOOL; Art Lover and Civic Worker Regarded as a Merchandise Man of the First Rank -- Has Tried to Import the Human Touch to ...

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The New York Times

WANAMAKER ESTATE GOES TO HIS FAMILY; Will Gives Big Stores to His Son and Trusts Aggregating $2,000,000 to Daughters.

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Wall Street Journal

‘Wanamaker’s Temple’ Review: Merchandise and Moral Uplift

The John Wanamaker Department Store was one of America’s first great temples of consumption. Opened in 1876 as Wanamaker’s Grand Depot, the store filled a former railroad freight depot at 13th and ...
Penn Live

Philly historian explains Wanamaker Organ’s illustrious past and uncertain future | Opinion

After Macy’s announced in November 2023 its plans to close approximately 150 locations across the United States, some Philadelphians fretted – not so much about the fate of the Center City department ...
Forbes

How Macy’s And Wanamaker’s Dealt With Two Pandemics, 102 Years Apart

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about department stores; past and present. May 05, 2020, 05:30pm EDT May 05, 2020, 05:53pm EDT This article is more than 6 ...
Time

Music: In a Store

Usually the vast court of the John Wanamaker Store in Philadelphia is thronged with scuffling folk intent on rummaging through counters of merchandise in search of bargains. One night last week a ...