DEAD MALL SERIES REMASTERED : Schuylkill Mall

Memories : The mall manager was FURIOUS at the time that this video was made. I received a message threatening a lawsuit if I didn’t remove the video. I knew it was a bluff so I ignored it. They mall was torn down three years later.

The Chik-fil-A was one of the original stores, as was Spencer's. There was also an orange julius, mcdonald's, bavarian pretzel, Long John Silver's, a pizza place, the chinese place was originally a Bonanza. Radio Shack was there since the beginning. Gap, Hess's (anchor), Phar-Mor (anchor as part of addition to the mall), Savings and Loan Bank, Record Town, Barbara Moss, Chess King, Deb, Taxi, McCrory's, Waldenbooks, Kay-Bee toy store, a pet store, several jewelry stores, hallmark. You could actually complete all your Christmas shopping there. Loved going there Friday and Saturday nights in middle school - it was the place to be. There was an arcade next to the movie theater with payphones outside of it. Kids used to call the payphones and other kids would answer. $1 movie night on Tuesdays. I saw Top Gun there. I hate that it died, but it's a symptom of the whole area. Frackville's main street is decaying rapidly - hard to see it. I grew up there and remember what a huge deal it was when the mall opened in 1980.

used to troll this mall with a close friend. found it both depressing and interesting. watched it die. lost my friend to a stroke. she did not die, but all memory of me and our good times were erased from her brain. but i still have good memories. and some day we will meet again and she will know me. God willing.

Every time I think of this mall I remember its smell. It wasn’t a bad smell, it was similar to licorice. This was my favorite mall to visit growing up. So many memories are now demolished.

Boy the fountains are just simply gorgeous at this mall. Pennsylvania is rockin.

Sal’s video from when this place was being torn down is a great follow up to this video from Dan. He was able to just walk thru the entire demolition site. This must have been the place to be back in the day.

This was a nice mall back in the day. 2 book stores. several record stores. really nice. sad to see it go.

I have to stay the echoing music is a nice touch

So I guess the mall manager never filed that lawsuit, lol.

I catch myself humming the jingle still to this day thanks to your original video on Schuylkill Mall. Still one of my favorites. The fountains and planters are so great.

As someone born and raised in the Skook, I miss this mall. I remember so much about, even the smell.

I will always remember this mall because the cracker barrel next to where it used to be was the first restaurant our whole family went to after COVID and we just wanted to do something normal. The warehouse was under construction at the time.

Back in the day the Schuykill Mall was your stereotypical 80's mall with the brick facades, shrubbery/fountains, common stores, etc.., To me it reminded me of the Viewmont Mall right up the highway about an hour away. There was a sense of familiarity on the rare occasion I was there and going to a different mall put me in awe, if you will. I recall on one end having a Bonanza across from a music store (The Wall maybe). Talk about an odd memory.

I grew up in the Skook. And every Friday this was the place to be. Teenagers from every nearby town went there (I was one of them). Such a bummer that it closed and is now demolished. Kids these days will never know the fun of going there and hanging out at the arcade and walking around meeting or seeing a movie.

Watched it again just for the jingle. Wasn't disappointed. 🤣

That jingle has been randomly popping into my head since I first watched this episode years ago.

My grandmother lived (more like used to live) in nearby Mahanoy City so when we visited her (when I was younger) we'd often swing by the local Cracker Barrel and then take a walk around this mall. This wasn't my hometown mall, as I lived near Reading (the Coventry Mall is my hometown mall) but I always loved the unique 80's and 90's vibes the Schuylkill Mall gave. I also remember there being a very cool model train setup being around for a time and the Chinese restaurant here (China Palace?) was surprisingly really good. Such a shame this mall had to close though as it reflects the crumbling infrastructure and dwindling population of Schuylkill County's coal region. Many consider the Schuylkill Mall to be one of Crown American's finest works.

I really miss this mall, I used to do sports card memorabilia shows there.

I love those fountains! And that coal miner statue was really cool too, I had to look it up to find out if it had hopefully been moved to a new location and it has. In 2017 it was relocated it to the Knoebels’ Anthracite Mine Museum nearby.

Been bing watching these videos tonight as nobody is live , great seeing them again , glad u go the footage when u did as a lot of these places are gone now....