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Dawn of the Dead Promotional Photos

1978

Official Dawn of the Dead (1978) promotional photos.

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Monroeville Mall Planning 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019

Monroeville Mall Planning 50th Anniversary Celebration And yes, there is a zombie component to the festivities at the mall where "Dawn of the Dead" was filmed. PITTSBURGH, PA - Hard to believe it’s been a half-century,...

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Monroeville Mall Southeast Entrance as San Francisco International Airport Entrance

2019

In this brief clip from *Mindhunter* Season 2, Episode 5, the Monroeville Mall Southeast entrance makes a surprise appearance — not as a shopping mall, but disguised as a retro 1970s “San Francisco International Airport”...

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25-Year-Old Mall Holding Its Own

1994

Article published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday, August 11, 1994 written by Eleanor Chute regarding the 25th Anniversary of the Monroeville Mall opening. The article enforces the idea that the Monroeville Ma...

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Boscov's prepares to open two new stores with promises of local flavor

2006

Boscov's stands ready to help with the bake sales that feed the coffers of area high school bands. Assisting with such community projects will be as much a part of making a name for itself locally as organizing gala prev...

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Monroeville Mall Advertisements

1979

A series of advertisements spanning the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Currently displayed in the upstairs northeast hallway in the mall.

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2 Boscov's expected to open by late August

2006

Boscov's Inc. plans to open its stores at Monroeville Mall and South Hills Village in former Kaufmann's locations by late August with 800 employees, and it continues to search the region for locations for two more stores...

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Dawn of the Dead (1978) Movie Script

1977

**Artifact Summary** This 1977 Dawn of the Dead screenplay excerpt, credited to George A. Romero, preserves the opening pages of the script for the landmark horror film filmed in part at Monroeville Mall. The excerpt beg...

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Movie Theater Coming, JCPenney Moving At Monroeville Mall

2011

MONROEVILLE (KDKA) -- It was one of the first and largest indoor shopping malls in the country, but times have changed and the slumping economy has hurt Monroeville Mall. Now though, some big changes are on the way. Sin...

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Walmart asks for grant money to tear down Monroeville Mall

2025

Walmart purchased the mall in January through the company South Saturn Ridge LLC for a price of $34 million.

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The old Monroeville Mall ice skating rink

2025

Monroeville Mall once featured an indoor ice rink, known as the Ice Palace as seen in this video from the WTAE archives. (It appears to be from a promotional shoot in the 1980s.) The rink was eventually replaced by the m...

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Living Dead Weekend 2017: The Ken Foree Q&A

2017

Q&A for Ken Foree Living Dead Weekend: Monroeville Mall. Friday June 09, 2017

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Ghost mall snapped up by Walmart as last remaining stores given April 2027 deadline before demolition

2026

A MALL that was immortalized as an iconic Hollywood movie set has been confirmed for demolition next year. The Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania, which was used as the set for George A. Romero’s 1978 horror classic Dawn ...

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Monroeville Mall Commercial Circa 70s 80s

2025

Monroeville Mall Commercial sometime in late 1970s or early 1980s. The Monroeville Mall is located in Monroeville, PA. It is the original location used for the George Romero classic Zombie Movie, Dawn of the Dead.

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Dawn of the Dead (1978) Official HD Movie Trailer

2025

"When there’s no more room in Hell... the mall gets crowded!" Welcome to the ultimate undead shopping spree! From the legendary mind of George A. Romero, Dawn of the Dead (1978) takes you on a blood-splattered tour of...

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George Romero Talks 'Dawn of the Dead' With Chet Flippo

1978

This story originally appeared in the March 23rd, 1978 issue of Rolling Stone (by Chet Flippo). Night of the Living Dead has been described a “the most horrifying, stomach-churning charnel in the history of horror.” Tha...

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Monroeville Mall Brochure and Directory (1981)

1981

Monroeville Mall brochure from 1981. Directory shown as updated as of November 1981.

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See inside the new Monroeville movie theater

2013

Cinemark Monroeville Mall grand opening set for Nov. 7 The Cinemark Monroeville Mall is ready to open for business. Let's take a look around the new movie theater.

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Boscov's prepares to open two new stores with promises of local flavor

Dawn of the Dead production photo, 1978.

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Dawn of the Dead films overnight inside the mall

George A. Romero's production runs about four months overall, with overnight Monroeville Mall filming beginning in fall 1977, pausing for Christmas decor, resuming on January...

Construction fully underway at the future Monroeville Mall site

1966 to 1968

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Construction rises over the future mall site

Historic photography places Monroeville Mall visibly under construction by spring 1968, locking in the beginning of the modern enclosed-mall era for the eastern Pittsburgh suburbs.