Bat Locations
Well I hate to burst your bubble but Gotham City is not a real place, don't try going to Yahoo Maps and entering the address to Wayne Manor or the Batcave, it wont be found.
The series was filmed in a variety of studios, different off set locations, and even footage used from other cities and movies were inserted into the mix of Bat history. Here I will try and give you a rundown ( as well as I can piece it together ) of some of the actual locations and landmarks seen in Batman.
First , lets look at where the bulk of the filming was completed. Most scenes were shot in a soundstage, not in an actual real world setting so here we go.
Batman was filmed at 3 Different Studios-
1) The Culver Studios in Culver CA - The Main Studio For Filming The Series
2) 20th Century Fox Studio in Westwood - Many Exterior - Few Interior Scenes
3) Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank - Exterior Shots Only
Batman filmed at many local LA spots
Batman was filmed in and around Hollywood California. There were many places that were filmed once then used as stock footage . Some of the locations shown are actually just photographs of the exterior of a landmark in the area and the interiors were then filmed at Culver Studios.
I have a few of the more notable locations listed below and their history.
1) Wayne Manor - The Exterior of Wayne Manor
2) The Batcave - Where they filmed the cave exit scenes
3) Marineland - A popular theme park at the time
4) Sterns Warf - Still A tourist spot in Santa Barbara
5) Gotham Point - A popular beach hangout
6) Gotham World's Fair - The 1964 Worlds Fair
7) Gotham Park - A park close to the studio
8) Gotham Airport - The Airport that held the Batcopter
9) Gotham City Hall - Commissioner Gordon's Office
10) Gotham City Library - This is Where Barbara Gordon ( Batgirl ) has a day job.
11) Gotham State Penitentiary - The place where filthy criminals go
I have had to Split these pages of locations apart due to size click on the above Links for more information !
Thanks To Burt Ward and his daughter Lisa for verification of the locations !
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