![Shoppers stroll under a huge head of Ben Franklin in early July 1990 at Franklin Mills in northeast Philadelphia. A hybrid of manufacturers' factory outlets, off-price chains and retailers' clearinghouses, the mall Shoppers stroll under a huge head of Ben Franklin in early July 1990 at Franklin Mills in northeast Philadelphia. A hybrid of manufacturers' factory outlets, off-price chains and retailers' clearinghouses, the mall](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NFFPRW/shoppers-stroll-under-a-huge-head-of-ben-franklin-in-early-july-1990-at-franklin-mills-in-northeast-philadelphia-a-hybrid-of-manufacturers-factory-outlets-off-price-chains-and-retailers-clearinghouses-the-mall-raises-the-idea-of-discounting-to-the-tenth-power-and-then-some-shown-august-5-1990-ap-photoamy-sancetta-2NFFPRW.jpg)
Shoppers stroll under a huge head of Ben Franklin in early July 1990 at Franklin Mills in northeast Philadelphia. A hybrid of manufacturers' factory outlets, off-price chains and retailers' clearinghouses, the mall
![7 years ago on this date, the evil animatronic Ben Franklin head was removed from the Franklin Mills Mall. : r/philadelphia 7 years ago on this date, the evil animatronic Ben Franklin head was removed from the Franklin Mills Mall. : r/philadelphia](https://external-preview.redd.it/_aBmvx2qtU7APdhvcfPOZuldft90-DN1QX1TmqPZyvA.jpg?auto=webp&s=d5b12ce1f18e380d07e02aae21806278ebca011c)
7 years ago on this date, the evil animatronic Ben Franklin head was removed from the Franklin Mills Mall. : r/philadelphia
![On May 11, 1989, the Franklin Mills Mall (now Philadelphia Mills) opened for business in the far northeast. Here is the original mall directory of stores, published in the Inquirer on that On May 11, 1989, the Franklin Mills Mall (now Philadelphia Mills) opened for business in the far northeast. Here is the original mall directory of stores, published in the Inquirer on that](https://i.redd.it/ei15ntgpfcza1.jpg)