oliver_babish t1_iu5pwus wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:14 PM

Unlike SEPTA, it's a place in Philadelphia where you want to see a stranger playing with his organ.

rossdowdell OP t1_iu69fey wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:30 PM

It would be petty not to upvote this.

VinoMaker65 t1_iu5f593 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:01 PM

The magnificence of the building alone is worth a visit. They dont make them like that anymore.

Mrmdn333 t1_iu6px2k wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:39 PM

I’m a wedding photographer and I work in the Crystal Tea Room at the top of the Wannamakers/Macy’s fairly often. I know if used to be a restaurant during the department store heyday and I wish I could have seen it.

fritolazee t1_iu6yrmn wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:51 AM

How can you get up there? Is it open to the public? My grandma used to work in Wanamaker's when she was young, I should have asked her more about wheat it was like.

Mrmdn333 t1_iu6z872 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:54 AM

You could probably pretend you’re getting married and they’ll show you around.

fritolazee t1_iu72l42 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:22 AM

Oooooh good idea!

Emergency_Garbage208 t1_iu5egih wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:56 PM

But the organ recital is always a treat! As you did, I always made it a point to walk through Macy's (and Hecht's, and Wanamaker's) to hear it during my many years working in Center City.

orion3311 t1_iu5mh5p wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:50 PM

Fun fact I learned on one of the tours - when they originally rolled out the light show (using real light bulbs), they found they had to upgrade the electrical feeds to the building as it got overloaded with the show. Now with LEDs you can prob run the whole thing on a single outlet lol.

Jason0278 t1_iu7ccvf wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:43 AM

The light show starts the day after Thanksgiving so what are you complaining about now?

Muppet_Rock t1_iu5rpfo wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:26 PM

When I was a kid, this light show had dancing fountains. That was my favorite part!

Genkiotoko t1_iu5znc8 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:20 PM

Agreed. It lost some of the charm when they turned them off. As much as I love the show and memories of it, I think it's at the point where they should transition to a projector show or some new model display. The Dickens display is also horribly outdated.

fritolazee t1_iu6ytvc wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:51 AM

Nooo I love those creepy ass puppets!

Jolly_Conflict t1_iu7ogqr wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:42 AM

Same 😂

Sailor_Marzipan t1_iu72kax wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:21 AM

Don't come for the Dickens display!!

aburke626 t1_iubq06v wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:38 AM

No, they should never change it or the creepy animatronic dickens! I love both of these things so dearly.

joggle123 t1_iu5g8il wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:08 PM

Maybe they have workers doing night shift to get it prepped and make sure it’s in working order?

cpc2027 t1_iu5japl wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:29 PM

The light show is my favorite :) can’t wait!

SmileFirstThenSpeak t1_iu5e1m1 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:54 PM

TIL there’s a light show.

And I agree it’s too soon for Christmas. It’s not even Halloween yet.

Jason0278 t1_iu7ca5x wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:42 AM

The Christmas show starts the day after Thanksgiving, so it appears Macy's agrees with you.

RainyReese t1_iu7ejnx wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:03 AM

This brings back so many memories.

JeddHampton t1_iu8fds4 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:59 AM

I remember this and the Christmas Carol display. We went when my brother and I were real young. It was magical to me back then.

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HonnyBrown t1_iud2qh7 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:32 PM

Stores have Christmas decorations out and it's October.

Stopped at Macy's between meetings to hear the noon organ concert. The curtain is off the light show. It's October! Christmas doesn't start until after dessert on Thanksgiving Night. Too soon!

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