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Gotham City
City of crime
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In 1635, Gotham Town was first founded by a Norwegian mercenary and the British later took it over. To an
extent, this mirrors the history of many American cities that changed hands
over the course of time. During the American Revolutionary War, Gotham City was
the site of a major battle and rumors held it to be the site of various occult
rites.
Notable Areas, Landmarks, Institutions and Businesses
In addition to Arkham Asylum, other major facets of Gotham
City seen in Batman and related comics
include:
§ Ace Chemical Processing
Inc. — The factory where a costumed criminal named the Red Hood fell
into a vat of chemicals and became the Joker, in Alan Moore's Batman: The Killing Joke.
§ Amusement Mile — An
amusement park in Gotham, lined with ferriswheels, rollercoasters, and other
attractions typical of a theme park.
§ Blackgate Penitentiary — The
city’s main prison, located on
Blackgate Isle. Batman: The Long Halloweensuggests
that it was preceded by Gotham Penitentiary.
§ The Bowery — Described in the
comics as Gotham City's worst neighborhood. Bordered by Crime Alley to the north,
The Bowery is home to Crown Point, a smaller inner-district ridden with crime,
homelessness, and prostitution.
§ Brentwood Academy — A
privately run high school once attended by Tim Drake during Chuck Dixon's tenure as
writer of Robin vol. 2.
§ The Cauldron — An area known for
organized crime. The Irish Mob runs most of The Cauldron and it is home to some
of the most prestigious hitmen in the city, per Hitman by Garth Ennis and John McCrea.
§ The Clocktower — A
tower in central Gotham which at one time contained the secret headquarters of
Barbara Gordon, for her activities as Oracle. The "War Games" storyline shows the
destruction of the Clocktower.
§ Crime Alley — A
small side street, located in the East End, formally "Park Row." It
is a dangerous, crime-infested area. This is where Joe Chill killed
Thomas and Martha Wayne in front of their young son, Bruce, after the family
had visited a cinema. In addition, this is the location where Batman first
met Jason Todd, when the youth attempted to
steal the tires from the Batmobile. This is also where
Doctor Leslie Thompkinsmaintains her clinic, and
where Batman battles Superman in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.
§ The East End — An underdeveloped part
of Gotham laden with poverty, crime, prostitution, and the circulation of
illegal drugs. Some writers occasionally blend the East End together with Crime
Alley as a single area in the city. In the Catwoman series,
especially volume 3, Catwoman takes an active interest
in protecting this area.
§ Falcone Penthouse — This
was the home of Carmine Falcone before Two-Face killed
him. This was also the place where Batman first encountered Catwoman, and first
faced Two-Face, all of this in Batman: The Long Halloween.
§ Gotham Docks — This is the city's
harbor. Among other stories, the harbor figures in Batman: The Long Halloween as the place the
coroner's body is found.
§
Gotham Heights — An
affluent area also known as "Bristol" and/or "Crest Hill",
due to mutual proximity of the three neighborhoods. This is where Wayne Manor is located.
§ Gotham Village — In
1970s comics this was a bohemian area, based on New York City's Greenwich Village.
§ Monarch Playing Card Co. — The
playing card factory adjacent to Ace Chemical Processing that the Red Hood was
attempting to rob before encountering the Batman and fleeing.
§ New Town- An area in which during the
No Man's Land series, was the district operated by the Ventriloquist and his
puppet Scarface.
§ Old Gotham — The Gotham district
more well known for the location of Oracle's Clock Tower and the GCPD
headquarters.
§ Plant Factory — The place where Batman
first fought Poison Ivy during his first year of
operation. It apparently burned to the ground by the end of the battle.
§ Robinson Park — The city’s main park.
During "No Man's Land," Poison Ivy claimed this area as her own.
Named for 1940s Batman artist and Joker co-creator Jerry Robinson.
§ The Stacked Deck — A
seedy nightclub where the most notorious criminals in Gotham go to hide out
sometimes.
§ The Statue
of Justice — Also known as
"Lady Gotham," this is a monument situated off shore of the city and
modeled loosely on the Statue of Liberty in New York. It varies
in that the figure has a blindfold over her eyes, and a sword and scales in her
outstretched hands.
§ Slaughter Swamp — Just
outside Gotham, this swamp 'birthed' Solomon Grundy, a frequent villain to Alan
Scott.
§ Toxic Acres — An abandoned neighborhood
of newly built houses, unsuitable for habitation due to its proximity to a
toxic waste dump. To prevent illness, those entering or staying in the area
need to use gas masks or take antivenin. At one-time Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn used
the area as a hideout.
§ Wayne Manor — Also referred to as
"Wayne Mansion" or "Stately Wayne Manor," this is the
mansion estate of Bruce Wayne, and the location of the Batcave.
§
Wayne Tower — This
is the headquarters of Wayne Enterprises, located at the corner of Finger
and Broome Streets. Named for
comic creators Bill Finger and John Broome.
Many other areas and landmarks have been referred to more inconsistently in
the comics and most are named in homage to important Batman creators. These include:
§ Aparo Park — Also
named for artist Jim Aparo.
§ Finger River —
Named for Batman co-creator Bill Finger.
§ Finger Memorial
Park — Also named for Batman co-creator Bill Finger.
§ Kane County Morgue —
named for Batman's creator Bob Kane, services Gotham City.
§ Puckett Park
---- Named for writer Kelley Puckett. During No Man's Land, Batman buried 6
residents of his territory here after they were murdered by Two-Face.
§ Robinson Plaza —
Named for artist Jerry Robinson.
§ Robinson Square — Also
named for artist Jerry Robinson.
§ Robert Kane
Memorial Bridge — Also named for Batman co-creator Bob Kane.
§
Sprang
River — Also named for artist Dick
Sprang.
Gotham City is a major economic center within the United States of
the DC Universe; its important industries
include: manufacturing; shipping; finance; fine arts, represented by its
numerous museums, galleries, and jewelers; and the production of giant novelty
props. In addition to its commercial seaport, it also supports a naval
shipyard.
Major
businesses based in Gotham City include its most noteworthy corporation: Wayne
Enterprises, which specializes in various industrial aspects and advanced
technological research and development.
Noteworthy newspapers in Gotham City include the Gotham Gazette. In the Silver Age comics, the editor-in-chiefof Metropolis newspaper The Daily Planet, Perry White, had once
worked for the Gazette early in his career.
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