Frandor History
The Frandor Shopping Center has been a mainstay of the Greater Lansing Area for over 65 years. In fact, according to Shopping Mall News, Frandor is Michigan’s oldest operating mall having outlasted several longstanding malls.
Thank you for helping us make and continue the legacy that is Frandor!
All photos courtesy of the Forest Parke Library & Archives, Capital Area District Libraries. https://www.cadl.org/lhonline
Through the Years
Frandor has a rich history of events and retail stores that bring fond memories back for residents of Greater Lansing. View our photo gallery and check out Tom Crawford’s video trips down Frandor’s Memory Lane.
We’d like to thank our partners Lormax Stern who helped redevelop Frandor in 1998 and continue to be wonderful partners to this day. You can learn more about Lormax Stern at www.lormaxstern.com.
FRANDOR FACTS
The name "Frandor" is a portmanteau of the first names of the original developer, Francis Corr, and his wife, Dorothy.
The original purchase agreement for Frandor was drawn up on a single notebook sheet of paper between Francis J. Corr and Robert Le Moyne on Feb. 14, 1953.
Since the beginning, the Corr Family has been part of the ownership and management of Frandor Shopping Center. It is now in it's third-generation of management, by the Corr Family.
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