Walmart bought a mall from Dawn of the Dead because the subtext is for cowards

Montroville Mol Mol Monroville, Pennsylvania – just outside Pittsburgh – has long been a beacon of horror history by serving as a place to shoot for George A. Romero‘S 1978 Zombie Classic The dawn of the deadS The mall serves for a double goal for the movie, not only providing a reasonably safe place for human survivors to hide, but also to stab the social commentary of Romero’s home about the dangers of the died in the brain. Now the mall has a new owner and is perfect: Walmart.

The largest private employer in America-not to mention the most destructive shop for large boxes of all of them-made the purchase on February 4, which as Comic book He points to Romero’s birthday (he died in 2017 at the age of 77). The exit points Action News on Pittsburgh 4 For the news, which notes that Cypress Equities will manage the property that Walmart now owns, through a statement from Walmart itself: “Walmart purchased the Monroeville mall and is very interested in being part of any future reconstruction of this site. Walmart works with Cypress on Mall Operations and a potential reconstruction of the site. We cannot share any specific plans at this time. “

No specifics were given what the future of the site could be held (Cypress told the station that the mall was “suitable for great reconstruction and repositioning in combination of uses, including retail and entertainment, restaurants, residential, hospitality, office and public spaces “Which can mean almost anything) but wtae makes fans of horror solid by lifting the mall The dawn of the dead Link – as well as being home to the Museum of Living Dead and a Gift Shop, a Romero Bust and the Annual Diving Dead Weekend Horror Convention (which proudly charges Pittsburgh as “the capital of the world’s zombie”).

It is known that Romero and his crew filmed the movie at night in late 1977 and early 1978 – with a short pause made to avoid interruptions of continuity caused by seasonal Christmas decorations – when the mall was closed for shopping.

Romero’s widow, SusanHe told the station that he was expecting “reconstruction” to mean “change”. However, she hopes The dawn of the dead It will continue to be an important part of the property moving forward: “Cities must preserve history and this is part of their history.”

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