Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Monroeville Mall

Monroeville, United States

Shopping center on two levels located north of Monroeville, east of Pittsburgh. It has greatly expanded since the late 1970s and most of the storefronts have changed, but the original block remains recognizable. Its food court occupies the site of the former ice rink, and the pedestrian bridge over its koi pond was dismantled in July 2015 and donated to the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, in agreement with the owner CBL & Associates Properties. Acquired by Walmart, the center was announced in June 2026 as promised for demolition the following year, with its storefronts gradually emptying.

The scene : Main setting of the film, where a good half of the story was shot: the survivors make this two-level mall their refuge from the undead. One can recognize the skating rink, which is now gone, a store in the west wing that served as the armory, the upper level corridor leading to their hideout, and the small bridge over the koi pond, where zombies crawl and a motorbike rider trying to pass is thrown to the ground. It is also here that the worthless tickets fly away in the galleries.

Monroeville, United States

The scene : The small airfield of Monroeville, served by Logans Ferry Road, is among the filming locations listed by Then & Now Movie Locations for the film, alongside the shopping mall.

Downtown (Pittsburgh)

Pittsburgh, United States

The scene : The shopping mall, lacking a fitted roof, has the hideout where the survivors live above the galleries recreated in an unidentified empty warehouse in downtown Pittsburgh.

Monroeville, United States

Corner department store of the Monroeville Mall, at its west end. In 2008, thirty years after filming, it was the only original store still present in the center, and the slide that borders its escalator was still in place.

The scene : The largest department store on screen: its escalators, its aisles, and its interior doors serve as the backdrop for several scenes in the film.