Now You Know #3

It appears that is false. They were very clever to reverse a map of St. Louis and call it Gotham.

@porwest That is true since the reason many superheroes call New York City their home is that many of the writers live in New York City.

@Deepizzaguy It is definitely an iconic city rich with a lot of history and references. I can see why it would be the basis for a lot of places.

@porwest I know there are worse places than St Louis, but for some reason I just like to pick on them.

St. Louis is not the worst crime city in the world, but it definitely has its criminals. lol

@moffittjc I am okay with it. lol. Especially considering I am a Wisconsinite at heart. I just live in the St. Louis metro area—on the Illinois side of the river of course.

@porwest Yes not far from you at all..we used to go sit at Alton near the Thunderbird cliff when I was a teen.

I think I do recall you mentioning that. St. Louis is about 20 minutes away for me.

@RebeccasFarm Very familiar with that area. Small world. lol

@porwest I know! It was always so gloomy and wondered why anyone would stay there. Of course, it's just a movie but still.

@noni1959 Besides. They have all those weird criminals there. lol

Yeah. Gotham City, to me, would be a place I am not sure I would enjoy. Does the sun ever shine there? lol

@porwest I have several series I plan on doing; but I just haven't felt like doing the research lately. Maybe next month.

@LindaOHio I try to keep mine relatively easy. Not sure if easy is necessarily interesting sometimes though. lol

Thus, the title of the series. I think this could be a fun one provided I can find enough fodder for it, which I think I should be able to. Beyond things I already know of course that I think some may not know. We'll see.

We have a spare bedroom if you ever want to make a trip.

@porwest Well thank you very much.

Always happy to share.

Apparently it was definitely a reverse map of St. Louis in the television series with Burt Ward and Adam West, but it may not have been the "map" considered in all other renditions.

All kinds of interesting history regarding "Gotham" as well. Quite detailed for a fictional place. But then, sometimes fiction has it's following—like Star Wars and Star Trek and there is some very detailed "historical information" that someone (and many) have taken the time to create.

@porwest Now I wonder what city was used for Metropolis.

It surprised me as well. Although I have read that the original creator did actually consider New York for the city's idea, but apparently the St. Louis map was used in the television series with Adam West and Burt Ward.

@porwest

The thing about Batman, and other stories like it, is that it is fictional and there have been many people involved in the telling of the story—so, things can become convoluted and confusing sometimes. At the same time, there is not necessarily a right or wrong answer. This came from IMDB regarding the original television series, "The "Giant Lighted Lucite Map of Gotham City is a reverse image of St. Louis, right down to Forest Park, Fairground Park, Tower Grove Park, Lafayette Park, and Horseshoe Lake on the Illinois side, as well as the other river and road networks." But of course that was featured on the television show. It may not have been the original reference. At the same time, scenes have been shot in many major cities and "altered" to give the scenes that "Gotham feel," including Chicago, London and Pittsburg. So, the actual "origins" of Gotham may be rooted in many places over the years as the comic has evolved as opposed to just one.