Chapel from ‘Night of the Living Dead’ added to miniature railroad at Carnegie Science Center
The Carnegie Science Center has introduced a new addition to its miniature railroad village.
PHOTOS: Chapel from Night of the Living Dead added to miniature railroad at Carnegie Science Center
The chapel from the 1968 movie “Night of the Living Dead” is on display in the farmlands section of the railroad, surrounded by tombstones.
“We figured we would do something spooky for Halloween,” said Miniature Railroad & Village Manager Nikki Wilhelm. “The movie is such a cult classic but also, it is the one recognizable feature of Evans City that people associate with, and the community really seems to rally around that association, which is fun.”
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The real-life chapel was built in 1923 in the Evans City Cemetery, according to a press release. It was going to be demolished but was saved by a grassroots group headed by the movie’s sound designer in 2011.
Pittsburgher and Carnegie Mellon student, George Romero, created the low-budget film and it became widely regarded as revolutionary film making, a press release said. In 1999, the Library of Congress deemed the film “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant” and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
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