I was going through some postcards I recently acquired and thought I should post these up. These are the only postcards of the Wanamaker store and Organ that I’ve ever found. The Wanamaker organ is the world’s largest fully-functional musical instrument, and is still at the former Wanamaker’s Store (now Macy’s) in Philadelphia. The organ has been fully restored, and the facade was restored in 2020.
This first card mentions the organ being around for 35 years, which dates the card in the mid 1940’s.
These two cards are a bit newer I believe, but undated. They were found together.
(Fun facts: all the pipes shown are fake. The real pipes are in the room behind the facade and several floors above. The facade was fully restored in 2020)
