Wanamaker Department Store R24797

The Wanamaker Department Store on 13th, Juniper, and Market Streets. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Curt Teich Archives R24797. c.1911.
Wanamaker Department Store 4AH1362

Occupying one city block, the Wanamaker Store was the largest retail building in the world when it was built. Curt Teich Archives 4AH1362. 1934.

Interior Wanamaker Store with organ DPC79785

"The Grand Court and Organ." Still played twice a day, the organ is the largest operational pipe organ in the world with over 28,000 pipes. Curt Teich Archives DPC79785.
Interior Wanamaker Store Tea Rm DPC79786

Wanamakers' famous Crystal Tea Room on the ninth floor was able to serve 1,400 patrons at a time. Today it is used for private functions. Curt Teich Archives DPC79786.

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Postcards from the Lake County Discovery Museum's collections on IDA