Original Dawn of the Dead Filming Location Monroeville Mall Opens to the Public (1969) | Launches and Openings | May 13, 1969
The Monroeville Shopping Mall, located in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, originally opened on Tuesday, May 13, 1969. Located east of Pittsburgh, Monroeville Mall has appeared numerous times in pop culture, most famously being used as the filming location for George A. Romero’s 1978 zombie horror movie Dawn of the Dead. Romero began filming Dawn of the Dead ….
