In the second installment of our “What Was….?” series, we’re going to talk about one of the first department stores in the United States, created in the birthplace of American democracy. We’re going to talk about Wanamaker’s, created in Philadelphia. CONNECT WITH THE MANIC METALLIC PODCASTInstagram: @themanicmetallicpodcast CONNECT WITH MANIC METALLICInstagram: @manicmetallic Newsletter: https://bit.ly/manicnewsletter Website: manicmetallic.com CONNECT WITH LIBERTYInstagram: @libertygaither_ Website: libertygaither.com REFERENCESPBS https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/wanamaker_hi.html  Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-hundred-year-old-department-store-can-tell-us-about-overlap-retail-religion-and-politics-180971413/  Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wanamaker-building  Restauranting Through History https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/2008/08/20/department-store-restaurants-wanamakers/#:~:text=The%20better%20known%20restaurant%20in,financier%20of%20the%20American%20Revolution.  Philadelphia Encyclopedia https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/department-stores/