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A RANDOM ACT OF CULTURE

This video takes me back to Philadelphia, ca 1960.

It takes place in what was the magnificent John Wanamaker Department Store.

Every holiday season there was a tree and a water fountain show to go along with the Wanamaker pipe organ. A magnificent instrument to go with the magnificent store.

This old store has been completely restored to its original condition by the Macy's organization.

Too bad that Filenes in Boston did not fare as well but, frankly, it was not a magnificent store in the same sense. It had the Basement. It was an institution. Now it is a deep pit awaiting completion of a stalled new mega complex.

This holiday season, the Philadelphia Opera Company and many other organizations filled the floor to sing the Hallelujah Chorus.

If you don't want to hear the music, turn down the volume and watch the visuals. See the tree. See the balconies. See the wonderful department store as it was when I lived in Philadelphia.

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