After losing numerous tenants throughout the 2000s and 2010s with the decline in regional economy and residents, the mall had become increasingly vacant.
The development company built an industrial warehouse called Clayco as a replacement for the mall.
Crown American, a shopping center development company based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, opened Schuylkill Mall on October 9, 1980.
91 of the 115 storefronts were open at the time, including a Rea & Derick drugstore, a Weis Markets grocery store on an outparcel, and two McDonald's restaurants: one inside the mall, and a second in the parking lot.
[2][3] In 1983, Pomeroy's department store also relocated from downtown Pottsville to become the mall's fourth anchor.
[6] As part of a store renovation in 1995, Sears added 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2) by taking over vacated sections of mall space.
Factory Outlets closed, it became the original location of Black Diamond Antiques, which later moved to the Phar-Mor building after that chain went out of business in 2002.
The store opened in the former Phar-Mor building, resulting in Black Diamond Antiques moving back to the former Hess's/Steve & Barry's/Famous Labels space.
[12] PREIT acquired the Crown American portfolio in 2003 and sold the mall to Empire Realty in 2007.
Demolition of the mall was completed on September 5, 2018, and an industrial warehouse called Clayco was built to replace it.
In 2009, Chick-fil-A closed its location at the mall, while a fitness center opened in a space previously occupied by Jo-Ann Fabrics, and a screen printing store replaced a former KB Toys.
[24] Schuylkill Valley Sports closed sometime in the beginning of 2014 due to lack of business and foot traffic in the mall.
When it closed, a lease had already been signed with a new business that opened the next week called Totally Twisted Soft Pretzel Bakery, which also had a location in the Columbia Mall in Bloomsburg.
[28] Nirvana's Closet closed February 23, 2012 shortly after State troopers from the Schuylkill Haven and Frackville barracks, working in conjunction with the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office, executed search warrants for a drug raid looking for illegal bath salts and synthetic marijuana.
[29][30] Not long after "The Pearl Stadium 8" began renting out the former store and began a $1.6-million project to expand into the space to gain an additional 5,000 square feet to house The "Screening Room", a VIP theater with a lounge, a kitchen and a bar that serves alcohol.
By March 10, 2018, all that was left of the mall was the corridor between Dunham's and the former Kmart and the site of the former's Blum's Auction.
In late 2019 - early 2020, the Clayco warehouse was built to replace the former Schuylkill Mall that closed on Monday, January 15, 2018.