Gotham City is the birthplace and residence of the fearsome vigilante Batman. It is a large bustling city located on the eastern seaboard of the USA, in the state of New Jersey, only across the bay from its sister city, Metropolis, Delaware in the District of Metropolis.
Always a literal cesspool filled with criminals, corruption, pollution and vermin infestations, Gotham is considered by some to be the most dangerous and criminally corrupt city in the world. By day, an attractive and alluring tourist location, while by night, every decent persons' worst nightmare.
History
Founded centuries ago in 1635 by a Norwegian mercenary, Gotham City grew to become one of the world's leading economic hubs and a center for history, technology and the arts.[1]
Murder of the Waynes
In 1981, eminent philanthropists Thomas and Martha Wayne lost their lives in a mugging-gone-wrong. The crime left their only son Bruce, who witnessed their murder, the last surviving member of the Wayne Family.
Legend of the Batman
In the mid-1990s, a vigilante known as "The Batman" waged a one-man war on crime. Armed with a prototype high-tech armored suit, numerous gadgets and a custom combat vehicle, the vigilante went on to take down both the Falcone and Maroni crime families, as well as other extremely formidable criminals, ranging from the flamboyant psychopaths Joker and Harley Quinn, to the mercenary Deadshot, and cannibalistic metahuman Killer Croc.
Duel at Gotham Port
To Be Added
Battle against Doomsday
To Be Added
Suburbs
Main articles: List of Gotham Locations
The following is a list of the major suburbs and districts in Gotham City:[2]
- Amusement Mile
- Burnley Harbor (aka Little Bohemia)
- Chinatown
- Diamond District
- Little Odessa
- Port Adams
Locales
Map of downtown Gotham.
- 10/6
- 27 Tek
- Ace Chemicals
- Alice's Antiques
- Amusement Mile
- Aragon Theater
- Archie Goodwin International Airport
- Arkham Asylum
- Arkham Island
- Balthazar's
- Big Belly Burger
- Blackgate Penitentiary
- Blades Arena
- Blue Heron
- Bristol Country Club
- Bryant Chemical Works
- Buford Building
- Castleland Mall
- Ciao Bella
- Circo Roma
- City Hall
- Hall of Records
- Mayor's Office
- Clocktower
- Club Vesuvius
- Crystal Palace
- Davenport Tower
- Diamond District
- Egyptian
- Ellsworth Building
- Empire International Airport
- Excelsior Motel
- Falcone's
- Fashion District
- Father Knickenbocker Wax Museum
- Finger Foods
- Fox Gardens
- Gramercy Loft
- Globe Theater
- Gotham City Arms Hotel
- Gotham City General Hospital
- Gotham City Museum of Antiquities
- Gotham City Museum of Natural History
- Gotham City Olympus
- Gotham City Opera House
- Gotham City Police Department
- Gotham City Public Library
- Gotham City Stock Exchange
- Gotham City Yacht Club
- Gotham City Zoo
- Gotham Heights
- Gotham State University
- Haley's Circus
- Harbor Light Motor Lodge
- Harborgate Towers
- Harry's Revue
- HMS Tar
- Hotel Aventine
- Hotel Parvenu
- Hyde Towers
- Iceberg Lounge
- International Museum of Financial History
- Jazzland
- Jitters
- Kane Art Museum
- Kingston Square
- Krankzz
- Kremlin Klub
- La Jeste Clown College
- La Scala Theater
- Luigi's Pizza
- Maxie's Casino
- Mecha Sushi
- Midtown Arena
- Midtown Mall
- MM Good Donuts
- Neo-Eden
- North Central Hospital
- Official Gotham City Information Center
- Orchard Hotel
- Orpheum Theater
- Pamela's Café
- Paora
- Paradise Club
- Paz Rudi
- Peregrinator's Club
- Powers Hotel
- Powers Stadium
- Red Lotus
- Richland Mall
- Riverside Lounge
- Robinson Park
- Robinson Station
- Rosemont Theater
- Sionis Below
- Slaughter Swamp State Park
- Tap Room
- Theater Row
- Docks
- Narrows
- Palisades
- Tobacconists Club
- Tricorner Park
- Tricorner Yards
- Up All Night
- Ventriloquist Club
- Victorian Parlor
- Von Gruenwald Tower
- Wayne Botanical Garden
- Wayne Enterprises
- Wayne Manor
- Wayne Medical Center
- Wayne Tower
- Zatara's Magic Shop
Organizations
Inhabitants
Main articles: List of Gotham Characters
Currently in Gotham
Formerly in Gotham
Unseen Inhabitants
The following is a list of Gotham inhabitants who have not appeared on screen.
Visitors
Note: Some Visitors end up becoming inhabitants of Gotham after spending an extensive amount of time within the city. This includes "foreign" i.e. Lex Luthor; villains who are incarcerated in either Blackgate or Arkham.
Currently in Gotham
Note:
u This individual will come to Gotham at some point in future content
Formerly in Gotham
Note:
No symbol indicator This individual was born and/or grew up in Gotham
º This individual came to Gotham and remained there, either by making it their home, as part of a mission, or having been incarcerated
†: This individual is deceased
^ This individual left Gotham willingly
i This individual left Gotham unwillingly
x This individual came to Gotham unwillingly
u This individual will come to Gotham at some point in future content
- The current status and/or whereabouts of this individual are unknown
Gallery
References
- ↑ Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Gotham City) p. 8.
- ↑ Gotham City - Turkish Airlines