It was located at the intersection of Shiloh Springs Road and Salem Avenue, in the northwest Dayton suburb of Trotwood, Ohio.

A large-scale renovation was completed in 1981 with the construction of a two-story concourse ending in a JCPenney anchor store (relocated from the nearby Forest Park Plaza).

The Loews Cinema and many of the mall's restaurants also went out of business, leaving Sears and a newly built Home Depot (in a separate building) as the only anchors.

The city of Trotwood purchased the mall site, with the exception of Sears and Home Depot, in 2004, and began working with GGP to redevelop the area as the Landmark Town Center, an upscale, open-air, "lifestyle" complex, intended to resemble the Easton Town Center in Columbus.

[7][8] In June 2018, Trotwood received a $200,0000 federal grant, which together with $200.000 of the city's own funds, will be used to demolish the Sears building and clean up the former mall site for future expected mixed-use development.

[10] In December 2021, it was reported that a group called the Trotwood Community Improvement Corporation was seeking public input on how to redesign the site, in conjunction with the University of Dayton.

[11] In 2022, it was announced that an agreement had been reached with the city of Trotwood for 20,000 square feet of the Sears Center within the Salem Mall into the new home of the Funk Music Hall of Fame and Exhibition Center, nearly four years after the Funk Music Hall of Fame had closed its previous location.

Neighboring Dayton is known as the home of many famous funk artists, including The Ohio Players and Shirley Murdock.