Monroeville Mall is Dead

 An article in the New York Times highlighted the funeral arrangements for the Monroeville Mall outside of Pittsburg PA.  For the non-fright tourists out there, the Monroeville Mall was the filming location for the 1978 zombie movie Dawn of the Dead, directed by George A. Romero.

Inside I shot this video before security asked me to stop.

The film is hard to find, but try this edited copy on Archive.org/ 

Nearby, was the Monster Bash Movie Convention where I met Conrad Brooks and others. 

If this seems familiar, I wrote in the RecreationGeography blog about my earlier visit. Recreation Geography: Fright Tourism 2 and the Monroeville Mall

Fright Tourism 2 and the Monroeville Mall

For part two of Fright Tourism I want to share the experience of visiting a shopping mall. Not just any mall but the Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania. I wasn't looking for a pair of shoes. I wanted to see the place for another famous zombie movie. (Notice how zombies are all the rage right now!).

Shot between 11 PM and Dawn, George Romero's second zombie movie was called "Dawn of the Dead" and was filmed in the Monroeville Mall.

So next time you are in Pittsburgh forget about the Duquesne Incline, the Carnegie Museums or Point State Park, head east on I 376 toward Monroeville and visit the Maul (get it).

If you take pictures, don't let the security catch you.