Approximately a month after losing one of its last large retailers, Franklin Mall is home to dozens of vacant storefronts in between a dwindling mix of shopping mall stalwarts such as Victoria’s Secret and Auntie Anne’s pretzels.
Any shoppers making their way through the lighting bolt-shaped mega mall may be hard-pressed not to notice the countless stores with drawn security gates and boarded up windows in between the retailers that have managed to hang on — like Old Navy, Foot Locker, H&M and Spencer’s.
The mall lists 79 total stores and restaurants on its online directory, which would mean the sprawling site is roughly 60% vacant. There are between 150 and 200 total storefronts in the building…