<![CDATA[Forums - Mall History & Timeline]]> https://monroevillemall.org/forums/ Sat, 09 May 2026 18:21:28 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[The old Monroeville Mall ice skating rink]]> https://monroevillemall.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=68 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:36:33 +0800 CPTQuaG]]> https://monroevillemall.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=68 Archive artifact discussion

Artifact: The old Monroeville Mall ice skating rink
Type: Video
Year: 2025
Submitted by: CPT QuaG
Source: https://youtu.be/wmDm8a5pABw?si=WNFo7sIB7fV7Tw-A
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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 mall food court.

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Artifact: The old Monroeville Mall ice skating rink
Type: Video
Year: 2025
Submitted by: CPT QuaG
Source: https://youtu.be/wmDm8a5pABw?si=WNFo7sIB7fV7Tw-A
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Article summary
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 mall food court.

Members can use this thread to discuss the artifact, article context, sourcing, and related memories.]]> <![CDATA[Chef Brockett (from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) visits Monroeville Mall]]> https://monroevillemall.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=67 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:15:30 +0800 Peter]]> https://monroevillemall.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=67 Archive artifact discussion

Artifact: Chef Brockett (from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) visits Monroeville Mall
Type: Video
Year: 2026
Submitted by: Monroeville Mall Admin
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62ATfJB6...e=youtu.be
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This video is a clip aired on June 3, 1981 where Chef Brockett, played by Don Brockett, visits the Monroeville Mall for a Statewide cake decorating contest. Chef Brockett is disappointed that he did not take first prize, and talks with Mister Rogers after the event about what transpired and what he learned.

This clip gives a small window into the look of Monroeville Mall just a few years after George A. Romero's filming of Dawn of the Dead in late 1977 and early 1978.

**Fun Facts:** It is interesting to point out that Don Brockett was a local actor of Pittsburgh, he actually played a zombie in both George A. Romero's Day of the Dead (1985) and the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. He also played "Pete" in the 1983 surprise box-office hit, Flashdance. Don "Chef" Brockett passed away on May 2, 1995.

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Artifact: Chef Brockett (from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) visits Monroeville Mall
Type: Video
Year: 2026
Submitted by: Monroeville Mall Admin
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62ATfJB6...e=youtu.be
Archive page: View artifact details

Article summary
This video is a clip aired on June 3, 1981 where Chef Brockett, played by Don Brockett, visits the Monroeville Mall for a Statewide cake decorating contest. Chef Brockett is disappointed that he did not take first prize, and talks with Mister Rogers after the event about what transpired and what he learned.

This clip gives a small window into the look of Monroeville Mall just a few years after George A. Romero's filming of Dawn of the Dead in late 1977 and early 1978.

**Fun Facts:** It is interesting to point out that Don Brockett was a local actor of Pittsburgh, he actually played a zombie in both George A. Romero's Day of the Dead (1985) and the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. He also played "Pete" in the 1983 surprise box-office hit, Flashdance. Don "Chef" Brockett passed away on May 2, 1995.

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Artifact: Memories of the Monroeville Ice Palace
Type: Press / Social Media
Year: 2023
Submitted by: Monroeville Mall Admin
Source: Pittsburgh City Paper
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Article date: 2023-12-13

Article summary
After learning that the food court at Monroeville Mall was once a full-sized ice skating rink, it’s easy to see the remnants of it. Still at the center of the mall’s lower level, everything about the space is reminiscent of ice: slick floor-to-ceiling white tile, marble-like pillars, white wall sconces emitting warm light. “Just where we’re sitting right now, so many amazing things happened,” Bob Mock says. “Olymp...

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After learning that the food court at Monroeville Mall was once a full-sized ice skating rink, it’s easy to see the remnants of it. Still at the center of the mall’s lower level, everything about the space is reminiscent of ice: slick floor-to-ceiling white tile, marble-like pillars, white wall sconces emitting warm light.

“Just where we’re sitting right now, so many amazing things happened,” Bob Mock says. “Olympic skaters skated here, ice show stars skated here, celebrities skated here.”

Mock worked as a manager at what was once the Monroeville Mall Ice Palace from its opening in May 1969 until just after its closing in March 1984. He started at 18 — his second job after working in...

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Artifact: Memories of the Monroeville Ice Palace
Type: Press / Social Media
Year: 2023
Submitted by: Monroeville Mall Admin
Source: Pittsburgh City Paper
Archive page: View artifact details
Article date: 2023-12-13

Article summary
After learning that the food court at Monroeville Mall was once a full-sized ice skating rink, it’s easy to see the remnants of it. Still at the center of the mall’s lower level, everything about the space is reminiscent of ice: slick floor-to-ceiling white tile, marble-like pillars, white wall sconces emitting warm light. “Just where we’re sitting right now, so many amazing things happened,” Bob Mock says. “Olymp...

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After learning that the food court at Monroeville Mall was once a full-sized ice skating rink, it’s easy to see the remnants of it. Still at the center of the mall’s lower level, everything about the space is reminiscent of ice: slick floor-to-ceiling white tile, marble-like pillars, white wall sconces emitting warm light.

“Just where we’re sitting right now, so many amazing things happened,” Bob Mock says. “Olympic skaters skated here, ice show stars skated here, celebrities skated here.”

Mock worked as a manager at what was once the Monroeville Mall Ice Palace from its opening in May 1969 until just after its closing in March 1984. He started at 18 — his second job after working in...

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