Lion Store was a Toledo, Ohio department store chain. Mercantile Stores operated the chain from 1914 until its 1998 acquisition by Dillard's, which retired the Lion nameplate in 1999.
Third floor, drapery department, Lion Store, Downtown Toledo, 1900s
Window Display at the Lion Store, Downtown Toledo, approximately 1915
St. Clair and Adams streets with Lion Store at right, undated
Lion Store postcard advertisement for umbrellas (front), 1908
NorthTowne Square, briefly known as Lakeside Centre, was a shopping mall in Toledo, Ohio developed by Simon Property Group.
Lion Store
…century, after brief conversions to Dillard's stores. The downtown store closed in the early 1980s. In the mid-1980s, Lion Store opened a location at North Towne Square in North Toledo, which was closed in the late 1990s after a brief period as a Dillard's store. In 1993, a store was opened at Franklin Park Mall, which…
North Towne Square, Lucas County Auditor, May 8 2007
North Towne Square's sign
The mall's sign rebranded as Lakeside Centre