Places that look like Gotham

[eledoremassis02]

These buildings remind me of Burtons batman. Both areas are very dangerous and I would not suggest going in there.

Asbury Park Casino
Asbury Park, NJ







Before the building was restored:



Palace Amusements (demolished 2004) *Would be a great Joker Hideout*





Kids World (torn down now)
Long Branch NJ


When it was open:

[Paul (ral)]

Those are great photos! Ideal locations for a movie...or a fan-film!

[johnnygobbs]

Great idea for a thread eledoremassis.

[phantom stranger]

That "Palace" pic is like a still from a BTAS episode. That image even looks like Joker.

Nice find, eledoremassis02!

[GBglide]

Anton Furst used many real-life buildings as the basis for Gotham.  Here are a few examples (sorry about the big file sizes).

[Paul (ral)]

Great stuff GBglide.

[Slash Man]

They put a lot of work into the design of Gotham. That being said, it payed off. There's always some part of a city that reminds you of Gotham, in the city near me, it's a bunch of tall old buildings, with a tall church being the centerpiece.

[Pigeon]

The Colonel Ward Pumping Station in Buffalo, NY comes to mind.

And most of present-day Detroit.  There is so much grandiose architecture crumbling away there it makes a preservationist sick.  Hudson's is already gone, the only department store that must have been grander than Shreck's.  Brush Park, the old Packard plant, the Michigan Central Depot...

Quick unofficial poll: Who here admires both the set design of Anton Furst/Burton's Batman movies and also admires old, crumbling architecture?  Just musing.  I do.

[DocLathropBrown]

There's a beauty in decay, arguably. Personally, my favorite fictional place I think, ever, is the Gotham Cathedral of the '89 film. So hallowed and haunted. Desolate, quiet and eerie. A sad symbol of a city that's left its faith behind and a crumbling beacon of hope.

So yeah, I think I hear ya there, Pigeon.

[The Dark Knight]

There's a beauty in decay, arguably.

No doubt. Sad is happy for deep people.

Edit: I feel the same way about Penguin's sewer lair.