The Lion was built as part of a North Wing addition (in medium gray). With its completion in 1993, the shopping facility covered approximately 1.07 million leasable square feet and housed 124 stores. There were 5,700 parking spaces. At this time, there were three multiplex cinemas in operation in the vicinity of the mall. This must have been mighty confusing for movie fans!


That notable Sydneyside mall owner-operator acquired the FRANKLIN PARK property in December 2001. Soon after the deal closed, the shopping hub was rebranded with the verbose WESTFIELD SHOPPINGTOWN FRANKLIN PARK (whew!) moniker. The name was shortened -to the more manageable WESTFIELD FRANKLIN PARK- in June 2005.
Graphic from the Westfield Group

WESTFIELD SHOPPINGTOWN FRANKLIN PARK STORES 2003:

DILLARD'S (with Beauty Salon) / J.C. PENNEY (with Beauty Salon and freestanding Home Store) / MARSHALL FIELD'S / A T & T Wireless-T-Mobile (kiosk) / Abercrombie & Fitch apparel / Aeropostale apparel / After Hours By Tuxedo World / American Eagle Outfitters / Ann Taylor ladies' wear / Babbage's electronic games / Bakers Shoes / Banana Republic apparel / Barbara Nolan's Market Research (Mezzanine) / Bath & Body Works / Bebe ladies' wear / Cache / California Nails / Casual Corner-Petite Sophisticate / Cellular Central (kiosk) / Claire's Boutique ladies' wear / Corey's Jewel Box / D.O.C. Eyeworld / Deck The Walls / Dippin' Dots / Dr. Robert Namay, Inc. (orthodontics) / E.B. Brown Optique / Easy Spirit / Eddie Bauer apparel / Express ladies' wear / Express Men / FYE (For Your Entertainment) / Finish Line / Footlocker / Franklin Park Mall Six Theaters (outparcel) / Franklin Park Tailor / G. Thanks cards & gifts / Gadzooks T-shirts / Gap Kids-Baby Gap / GNC / Godiva Chocolatier / Gordon's Gifts / Guess? fashion accessories & apparel / Gymboree children's apparel & toys / Helzberg Diamonds / Hot Topic young ladies' wear / Icing By Claire's / In Style / Itz a Puzzle / J. Crew apparel / J. Foster Jewelers / Jarman Shoes / Johnston & Murphy Shoes / Kay Jewelers / Lady Footlocker / Lane Bryant ladies' wear / Leather Limited / Lenscrafters / Lerner New York ladies' wear / Lids / Limited Too apparel / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / Naturalizer Shoes / Osterman Jewelers / Pacific Sunwear / Payless ShoeSource / Piercing Pagoda (kiosk) / Pop Culture / President Tuxedo / Ritz Camera Center / Ruby Tuesday restaurant / Sibley's Silver & Gold Connection / Silverado / Sky Bank / Sole Outdoors / Spencer Gifts / Sports Zone / Sunburst / Sunvision cards & gifts / The Body Shop / The Bombay Company / The Buckle / The Children's Place / The Coffee Mill / The Discovery Channel Store  / The Disney Store  / The Gap apparel / Things Remembered / Ticknors / Toledo Ballet School / Toledo Trunk Company / Universal Hair & Nails / Vans / Verizon Wireless (kiosk) / Victoria's Secret / Waldenbooks / Watch Station / Wet Seal / Wilson's Leather / Windsor Fashions / Zales Jewelers

IN THE FOOD COURT:
Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips / Chick-Fil-A / Coney Island Hot Dogs / El Camino Real / Great American Cookie Company / Magic Wok / McDonald's hamburgers / Olga's Kitchen / Pretzel Stop / Steak Escape / Subway / Teppanese / Tropical Grill / Villa Pizza


Westfield performed a second mall expansion. This added a South Wing (in medium gray) and two parking garages. An all-new (in-mall) megaplex also replaced all previous freestanding motion picture venues. When construction dust settled in 2005, WESTFIELD FRANKLIN PARK spanned 1.2 million leasable square feet and housed 150 stores. There were now 6,100 parking spaces.