Monroeville Mall is a two-level, enclosed shopping mall in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh. It is located near the junction of I-376 and I-76. Flag Seal Location Coordinates: Government Country United States of America State Pennsylvania County Allegheny Mayor James Lomeo Incorporated January 25, 1951 Geographical characteristics Area     Borough 51. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Interstate 376 is an east-west interstate highway spur route that lies entirely within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. The turnpike system encompasses 532 miles (855 km) in three distinct sections. ...

Developed by Oxford Development Company, the property was acquired in 2004 for $232 million by CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., a REIT based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Recently, the mall finished a massive remodeling project to compete with several newer, more luxurious malls in the Pittsburgh area. It is one of two CBL malls owned in the Pittsburgh area, the other being Westmoreland Mall in Greensburg. Both malls are marketed together through various media outlets. Oxford Development Company is a full-service professional real estate firm with more than 40 years of real estate development, construction management, property management, and leasing experience under the same family ownership. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. ... A Real Estate Investment Trust or REIT (rhymes with meet) is a specialized form of investment company in the United States that effectively allows its (usually public) investors to share the ownership of a group of real estate properties. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Westmoreland Mall, owned and operated by CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. ... Greensburg is a city located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,889. ...

History

• Monroeville Mall was developed by Oxford Development Company in 1969, and at the time it was considered to be the largest shopping mall in the United States.

• Monroeville Mall was home to the first world-class ice skating rink in an enclosed mall on the East Coast. It closed in February 1984, to be converted into a food court, which still exists today.

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Dawn of the Dead

Monroeville Mall is most famous as the setting for the movie, Dawn of the Dead. The 1978 cult horror classic, directed by George A. Romero, is arguably said to be the best of all the movies in the Dead series. Thousands of movie fans still visit the mall every year for a guided tour of scenes from the movie [1]. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... George Romero at the 2006 DragonCon George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director, writer, editor and actor. ...

• Monroeville Mall is the setting for the survival board game Mall of Horror.

• My Chemical Romance has a song called Early Sunsets Over Monroeville, based on the film Dawn of the Dead.

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Media

• The fictional Pittsburgh suburb of Libertyville, Pennsylvania in the Stephen King novel Christine was inspired by Monroeville, Pennsylvania and the Monroeville Mall.

• The fictional mall of Willamette named "Willamette Parkview Mall" of Dead Rising was also inspired by Monroeville Mall as the same setting as Dawn of the Dead (The creators had noted that the game was not developed, approved or licensed by the owners or creators of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead.)

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Mall tenants

Monroeville Mall is home to over 180 stores and restaurants, which also includes the District shops and the Annex.

Anchor stores

• Boscov's (234,538 sq. ft., formerly Gimbels, then Kaufmann's)
• JC Penney (210,467 sq. ft.)
• Macy's (240,526 sq. ft., formerly Horne's, then Lazarus)

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Apparel stores

• Abercrombie & Fitch
• American Eagle Outfitters
• Ann Taylor LOFT
• The Buckle
• Charlotte Russe
• Express (Men & Women)
• Guess?
• Hollister Co.
• Hot Topic
• The Limited
• The Men's Warehouse
• Pacific Sunwear
• Victoria's Secret
• Wet Seal

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The District

• Barnes and Noble
• Bombay Company
• Chico's
• Coldwater Creek
• ULTA Salon

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Restaurants

• American Café
• Houlihan's
• Johnny Carino's (The District)
• Monterey Bay Fish Grotto (The District)

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External links

• Monroeville Mall
• Monroeville Mall 1978 Tour
• Monroeville Mall Revisited
• Monroeville Mall Satellite Image