# Schuylkill Mall

Frackville, PA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-eaa451dc22` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/frackville-schuylkill-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-eaa451dc22.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-eaa451dc22.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-eaa451dc22

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | industrial | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | an industrial warehouse called Clayco | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1980 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2018 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 727000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 70 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Crown American | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Northpoint Development | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed officially on January 15, 2018.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Crown American, a shopping center development company based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, opened Schuylkill Mall on October 9, 1980.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_Mall
- **after_notes**: “an industrial warehouse called Clayco was built to replace it.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_Mall
- **status**: “Demolition of the mall was completed on September 5, 2018, and an industrial warehouse called Clayco was built to replace it.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_Mall
- **strategy**: “The development company built an industrial warehouse called Clayco as a replacement for the mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_Mall

## Anchors

Steve & Barry's, Phar-Mor, Sears, Kmart, Bon-Ton Department Store, Black Diamond Antiques, Hess's, Pomeroy's

## Parties

- Crown American — owner (from text) (1980–2003)
- PREIT — owner (from text) (2003–2007)
- Empire Realty — owner (from text) (2007–2017)
- Northpoint Development — owner (from text) (2017–)

## Timeline

- 1980: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1980: Opened
- 1983: Pomeroy's became fourth anchor
- 1991: Phar-Mor opened as fifth anchor
- 2003: PREIT acquired Crown American portfolio
- 2007: Sold to Empire Realty
- 2016: Listed for Sheriff's Sale
- 2017: Sale to Northpoint Development completed
- 2017: Notice to vacate given
- 2018: Mall closed officially
- 2018: Demolition completed

## Deals and debt

- 2017 sale: 2100000.0 Northpoint Development LLC ← Empire Realty  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Schuylkill Mall was an 800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2) shopping mall located in Frackville, Pennsylvania, United States. Built in 1980 by Crown American, the mall originally featured Kmart, Hess's, and Sears as its anchor stores; later additions to the mall included Pomeroy's and Phar-Mor. In its day, it was one of the largest shopping malls in the state of Pennsylvania.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_Mall
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Schuylkill Mall, Frackville, PA." Record m-eaa451dc22, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/frackville-schuylkill-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_frackvilleschuylkillmall,
  title = {Schuylkill Mall, Frackville, PA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/frackville-schuylkill-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-eaa451dc22, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.