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Friday, December 24, 2010

Christmas at Wanamaker's (Macy's) in Philadelphia


by Emily Steinberg

It was bustling and festive in Macy's today as last minute shoppers packed the old Wanamaker Department store at 13th & Market. Wanamaker's was built in 1896 in grand Italianate style with a large, three story central atrium. It was the first department store in Philadelphia and one of the first in the United States. In 1956, the Christmas Holiday light show was introduced and it had been a favorite of Philadelphians old and young for generations. Even though the business was sold in 1995, it still remains the Wanamaker Building in the imagination of the city.

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