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Monroeville Mall Officials Announce Implementation Of New Security Camera System

2015

MONROEVILLE (KDKA) – Monroeville Mall officials have announced new security procedures after several recent incidents.The worst act of violence happened in February when three people were shot inside Macy's. While they h...

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Monroeville Mall 25th Anniversary Commercial — 1994 Sporting Goods Nostalgia

1994

Step back into 1994 with this nostalgic Monroeville Mall commercial celebrating the mall’s 25th anniversary. In this heartwarming clip, a new father shops at a sporting goods store while remembering a childhood birthday ...

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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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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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Zombie movie fans flock to Monroeville Mall for Living Dead Weekend

2026

Fans of a celebrated horror movie franchise are gathering in Monroeville for the Living Dead Weekend.

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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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'Dawn of the Dead' fans pay tribute to Romero thriller before proposed Monroeville Mall demolition

2026

A horde of fans overran the Monroeville Mall for Living Dead Weekend Friday through Sunday for what may have been the final on-site iteration of an annual convention celebrating George A. Romero’s 1978 classic “Dawn of t...

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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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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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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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Monroeville Mall Big Time Shopping Advertisement Circa 1969-1970

1969

Big Time Shopping is here at the Monroeville Mall. This advertisement was part of a run during the opening in 1969 through 1970. The Monroeville Mall is located in Monroeville, PA, site of the George Romero classic movie...

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The Dead Will Walk (2004) - The Making of Dawn of the Dead

2004

Before "The Walking Dead" had us checking our closets for walkers, The Dead Will Walk (2004) shamelessly shuffled into our hearts with rotting flesh, oozing brains, and a behind-the-scenes look at the zombie film that re...

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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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Monroeville Mall demolition timeline up in the air, according to mayor

2026

Monroeville Mall demolition timeline in doubt as mayor says no formal plans have been filed. Monroeville Mall is still open; grant application seeks state funding toward demolition. The slated April 2027 demolition of th...

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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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Big moves begin at Monroeville Mall

2012

Monroeville JCPenney has grand opening celebration. The store reopens in the west end of the mall where Kaufmann's and Boscov's once were. JCPenney is celebrating its grand opening Friday as the newest attraction at Monr...

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Horror Fans Bid a Bittersweet Farewell to an Empty Mall Full of Zombies

2026

Brian Raftery made his first pilgrimage to the Monroeville Mall in the mid-1990s. Ross Mantle is a Pittsburgh-based photographer who believes we can learn about the living from the undead. When Michelle Parsons was plan...

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2012 CBL & Associates Annual Report

2012

CBL & Associates’ 2012 Annual Report confirms that the JCPenney relocation was part of a deliberate redevelopment strategy. The company described Monroeville Mall as “a perfect example” of its redevelopment expertise, no...

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George Romero Talks 'Dawn of the Dead' With Chet Flippo Jul 9, 2026 2:05 AM

Archive artifact discussion Artifact: George Romero Talks 'Dawn of the Dead' With Chet Flippo Type: Press / Social Media Year: 1978 Su...

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Monroeville Mall Big Time Shopping Advertisement Circa 1969-1970 Jun 29, 2026 1:11 PM

Archive artifact discussion Artifact: Monroeville Mall Big Time Shopping Advertisement Circa 1969-1970 Type: Video Year: 1969 Submitte...

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This Month in Monroeville Mall History

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2 Boscov's expected to open by late August

Joseph Horne Co., in Monroeville Mall 1969

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Grand opening unveils a 125-store mall and the Ice Palace

Monroeville Mall opens with roughly 125 stores, the Clock of Nations, dramatic interior features, and an indoor rink marketed as larger than Rockefeller Center's.

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.