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Macy’s announced it will close its store in the historic Wanamaker Building in Center City Philadelphia in March 2025. Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge via Getty Images

The Wanamaker organ has been a treasured piece of Philly history for over 100 years − a historian explains its illustrious past and uncertain future after Macy’s closes

Whitney Martinko, Villanova University

Macy’s announced it is closing its store in downtown Philadelphia. What’s next for the 120-year-old instrument once touted as ‘the greatest organ in the world’?

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