John Wanamaker Store

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The Wanamaker Building is a historic former department store on Market Street in the Center City district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Designed by Daniel Burnham for John Wanamaker, it opened in 1911 as the flagship store of the Wanamaker's department store chain. The building is designated as a National Historic Landmark. The building replaced Wanamaker's first store on the grounds, founded in 1876. It was acquired by The May Department Stores Company in 1994, and converted to the May-owned Hecht's, Strawbridge's, and Lord & Taylor chains between 1995 and 2006. May was acquired by Federated Department Stores in 2005, and the building was converted to the Federated-owned Macy's in 2006. Macy's closed the store in 2025. In October 2026, plans were announced to convert the building to house 622 apartments on the upper floors, with a 30,000 square foot food court on the ground level. It contains the Wanamaker Organ, the largest functional organ in the world.

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