The Wanamaker Office Building

Wishing everyone a beautiful and safe holiday weekend! #LaborDayWeekend

John Wanamaker hired Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham to design this one-of-a-kind Florentine style look. #PhillyArchitecture #PhillyHistory

Cleaning of the Wanamaker Building in progress in 1978. #PhillyHistory #JohnWanamaker #oddlysatisfying Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center. Temple University Libraries. Philadelphia, PA. @SCRC_Temple

Buzz buzz! 🐝 Happy National Honey Bee Day from the Wanamaker Bees. #WanamakerBees #nationalhoneybeeday

Did you know there's more than one eagle in the Wanamaker Building? Can you find this one? #WanamakerBuilding #meetmeattheeagle

Trivia time! How many freight cars did it take to ship the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ from St. Louis? 🤔 Let us know in the comments. #PhillyHistory #WanamakerTrivia

The perfect place for a coffee break. ☕️ The atrium is designed to bring in natural light and is known to spark brilliant ideas. #WanamakerBuilding

There's beauty everywhere you look at the Wanamaker Building. 😍 #PhillyArchitecture

Shoppers in the Grand Court in 1972 versus now. #PhillyHistory #Macys Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center. Temple University Libraries. Philadelphia, PA. @SCRC_Temple

Meet Mo! Mo's the beekeeper who makes sure the Wanamaker bees are flourishing. 🐝 @alveolebuzz. #WanamakerBees #Beekeeping

Sunny days at the Wanamaker Building. 🙌 #WanamakerBuilding

Painters working on the ceilings of the Wanamaker building in 1977 as part of a renovation to the store. #WanamakerBuilding #TempleUniversityLibraries #PhillyHistory Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center. Temple University Libraries. Philadelphia, PA. @SCRCTemple

Did you know the Wanamaker Building is home to approximately 22,500 bees? 🐝 Thanks for taking great care of the bees, @alveolebuzz. #WanamakerBees #NationalUrbanBeekeepingDay

Where in Philadelphia was John Wanamaker born? A. Old City B. Grays Ferry C. Kensington D. Rittenhouse

John Wanamaker delivery truck stopped outside of The Free Library of Philadelphia. #Phillyhistory #LibraryofPhiladelphia

Happy 185th Birthday to John Wanamaker! 🎂🎊 Born July 11, 1838. #HappyBirthdayJohnWanamaker

Have you found this John Wanamaker quote in the Wanamaker Building yet? #famousquotes #JohnWanamaker

What's the scoop?🍦Celebrate National Ice Cream Month by grabbing a cup or a cone and taking in the sights of the Wanamaker Building. #NationalIceCreamMonth

Before it was turned into the Wanamaker Department Store in 1876, the area was home to the abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad Station. #WanamakerBuilding #PhillyHistory

How many films is the Wanamaker Building featured in? Let us know what you think. #WanamakerBuilding #FilmFacts #Trivia