The iconic zombie film, Dawn of the Dead, directed by George A. Romero was filmed at the Monroeville Mall. When Romero died, Christian Stavrakis created a bronze bust of the filmmaker in his honor.
The bust is located on the first floor of the mall outside Dick’s Sporting Goods.
July 19, 2019
Westminster, California
The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.
Okinawa, Japan
Located in the large-scale shopping mall is an otherwise unassuming aquarium featuring species native to Okinawa waters.
Kamakura, Japan
Iconic Japanese movies were made at this forgotten film-studio-site-turned-mall.
Busan, South Korea
The Shinsegae Department Store is the largest of its kind in the whole world.
Tokyo, Japan
This statue of a deified “hag” is said to protect children from the common cold and coughing fits.
Wigan, England
A reconstructed section of a Roman bathhouse sits next to an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.
Cable Beach, Australia
A bronze sculpture dedicated a man who transformed the town into a modern tourist destination.
Tainan City, Taiwan
On the roof of the oldest department store in Tainan stands a Shinto shrine dating back to the 1930s.
