News that the Center City Philadelphia Macy's is closing quickly spurred questions among residents across the region: what would happen to the Eagle statue in the Grand Court? And what of the storied Wanamaker Organ,

When spring arrives in Philadelphia, the corner of 13th and Market Streets will look a whole lot different. In March, the Macy’s that has occupied the historic Wanamaker Building since 2006 is scheduled to close,

The closure is the latest drama on a stretch of East Market Street that’s been the focus of a recent and fierce civic debate over the approval of a proposed arena for the Sixers.