Its anchor stores at the time were Sears and Stix Baer & Fuller, a local chain based in nearby St.

[3] The mall's initial roster of stores and services included Forum Cafeteria, Walgreen Drug, Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream, Camelot Music, Davy Jones Locker, The Limited, Orange Bowl snack bar, Pass Pets, and an Aladdin's Castle video arcade.

[5] Famous-Barr had announced plans for a new store in April 1992, and construction began in late 1993, with the grand opening on July 30, 1994.

[8] In 2008, Carlyle announced ambitious redevelopment plans for the mall, intending to convert the former Dillard's into offices and close its retail wing.

[9] The Sears store closed early in 2009,[10][11] prompting St. Louis County to commission researchers from the Urban Land Institute to assess the mall's viability.

Despite these findings, the initial redevelopment plans faced a setback in 2009 when the developers lost financial support from the county following an unsuccessful attempt to auction the former Dillard's store.

Despite these ownership changes, the 2010 plans reiterated the intent to demolish everything except JCPenney and Macy's, with the goal of redeveloping the complex into a mixed-use center.

[20] In June 2020, firefighters entered the building and discovered large piles of furniture on fire, with heavy smoke emanating from Dillard's and Macy's inside the mall.

[21] In October 2021, a portion of the shuttered Jamestown Mall in north St. Louis County faced a new challenge as burst pipes flooded the first floor of the Sears building.

[23] In April 2023, a fire broke out in front of the entrance to Dillard's inside Jamestown Mall, which resulted in a hole being left in the roof of the building.