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Published Date: February 9, 2025    Added: 2026-06-18 23:54:26 by Monroeville Mall AdminMonroeville Mall Admin

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Save the Monroeville Mall

The Issue: Walmart has purchased the Monroeville Mall. This mall, apart from what all it means to the locals, meets the criteria to be placed on the national registry of historic places.

It was the largest shopping mall in the U.S., it was the location of the legendary film Dawn of the Dead, and, more personally it's where I proposed to my wife.

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Monroeville Mall Milestone

Exterior photograph of Monroeville Mall during 2025 redevelopment coverage. 2021-2025 The Runway Ends — Walmart Arrives, Demolition Plans, and the Fight for Monroeville Mall’s Film Legacy After CBL emerged from Chapter 11, Monroeville Mall entered its final CBL years as both a working retail center and a nationally recognized horror landmark. The Living Dead Museum and Living Dead Weekend kept the mall’s Dawn of the Dead identity alive, even as retail vacancies, shifting consumer habits, and redevelopment speculation grew. In late 2024, CBL listed the property for sale. In January 2025, CBL announced a $34 million all-cash sale of Monroeville Mall and its annex, and Walmart was soon confirmed as the buyer. By fall 2025, a state grant filing by Walmart’s affiliated entity outlined plans for demolition and a new mixed-use “Monroeville Mall Gateway,” turning the mall’s future into a public debate over commerce, memory, and preservation. Open Milestone