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The world famous Superman Museum officially opened in 1993 in the Man of Steel's official hometown of Metropolis, Illinois on Superman Square. FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED for over 30 years now! The museum features over 70,000+ items from the life's work of longtime Superman enthusiast and collector, Jim Hambrick who has amassed one of the ...
Jun 12, 2015 · It’s not quite a dead ringer for the logo of Superman’s hometown newspaper, the Daily Planet, but it’s close. The newspaper, which began life 150 years ago as the Metropolis Promulgator ...
Things haven't always been so rosy in Metropolis though. In 1972, the town had plans to build a thousand-acre "Amazing World of Superman", a $50 million theme park, with a 200-foot-tall statue. Cars would drive between Superman's legs to enter the park. Then the Arabs shut off the oil and the bankers shut down Metropolis's dream.
Metropolis, Illinois, is located just across the Ohio River from Padukah, Kentucky. From Interstate 24, follow Route 45 West for about five miles. Once you cross Massac Creek, the highway twists left then right before turning into Fifth Street. The Superman statue, located at the center of town, is at the intersection of Fifth and Market Streets.
Sep 12, 2012 · Lord knows what he would have been if he grew up in (insert state here).”. Just in case you didn’t know or forgot, the famous DC Comics character Superman came to Earth via a rocket ship from the planet Krypton. The most widely accepted depiction of his origin has it that he landed in a fictional Kansas town called Smallville and was raised ...
Apr 17, 2017 · Say hello to the “First Lady of Metropolis”. Two and a half blocks down the street (8th St. and Pearl St.) stands the life-size bronze statue of Noel Neill, the original Lois Lane from “The Adventures of Superman” television series. She was a frequent guest of the famous Superman Celebration and at one point called Metropolis her home.
Feb 21, 2021 · The CW’s superhero drama series, ‘Superman & Lois’ features the popular DC Comics characters of Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane, relocating to Clark’s hometown, Smallville, Kansas, and their two teenaged sons. The series is developed by Todd Helbing (‘The Flash’) and Greg Berlanti (‘Love, Simon’) and stars Tyler Hoechlin (‘Teen Wolf’), Elizabeth Tulloch, Jordan Elsass and
