In the second installment of our “What Was….?” series, we’re going to talk about one of the first department stores in the United States, created in the birthplace of American democracy. We’re going to talk about Wanamaker’s, created in Philadelphia.
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PBS https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/wanamaker_hi.html
Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-hundred-year-old-department-store-can-tell-us-about-overlap-retail-religion-and-politics-180971413/
Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wanamaker-building
Restauranting Through History https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/2008/08/20/department-store-restaurants-wanamakers/#:~:text=The%20better%20known%20restaurant%20in,financier%20of%20the%20American%20Revolution.
Philadelphia Encyclopedia https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/department-stores/
