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by Michael J. Lisicky

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Philadelphia was once the proud home of Wanamaker's, a department store of many firsts founded by the retail giant John Wanamaker in 1861.


Its name was synonymous with service, and Philadelphians still fondly remember the massive bronze eagle in the Grand Court, concerts from the world's largest pipe organ and the spectacular Christmas festivities. Philadelphia native Michael J. Lisicky takes a nostalgic journey through the history of the store, from its beginnings as a haberdashery to its growth into New York and Delaware and the final poignant closing of its doors. Lisicky brilliantly combines interviews with store insiders, forgotten recipes and memories from local celebrities such as Trudy Haynes and Sally Starr to bring readers back to the soft glow of the marble atrium and the quiet elegance of the Crystal Tea Room that was Wanamaker's

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  • Title Wanamaker's: Meet Me at the Eagle
  • Author Michael J. Lisicky
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher History Press, Charleston, SC
  • Publication date 2010-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781596290082 / 1596290080
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 in (22.35 x 14.99 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Geographic Orientation: Pennsylvania
    • Locality: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Department stores - Pennsylvania -, John Wanamaker (Firm) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010039223
  • Dewey Decimal Code 381.141

About the author

Michael J. Lisicky was born in Camden, New Jersey, and grew up shopping in Strawbridge & Clothier, Gimbels, Lits and John Wanamaker. He resides in Baltimore where he is an oboist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He is active with the Preservation Society of Fell's Point and serves as the community's Towne Crier. In demand as a lecturer on department store history, Mr. Lisicky helps run an Ask the Expert column on the website http: www.departmentstorehistory.net. He is the author of the best-selling book Hutzler's: Where Baltimore Shops, which was also published by The History Press.
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