The story
The only department store ever dedicated by a sitting U.S. President, housing the world's largest functioning pipe organ.
Everything that was here
- 1876–2025
John Wanamaker StoreDepartment Store
The only department store ever dedicated by a sitting U.S. President, housing the world's largest functioning pipe organ.
See the map in 1877 → - 1929–1958
Mastbaum TheatreTheater
Philadelphia's most lavish movie palace was so expensive to operate that it closed more often than it was open, earning the nickname 'White Elephant.'
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Nearby history
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