My older brother, it seems, spoke of watching the show while at school, and somehow, got the impression that Batman, lived in a town called Pottstown, PA - about 20 miles up the road from us.
One day, while we lined up in front of the TV to do our "pows!" he proudly announced to my younger brother and I, that "Batman lives in Pottstown!" I don't recall our response at the time, but today, we still greet each other with "Hey! Batman lives in Pottstown!"
Imagine our surprise, when after Thanksgiving dinner, we decided to ask Mr. Google where Batman lived.
In just milliseconds, Mr. Google replied, "380 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, California." And sure enough, appraised at $11,377,778 - Stately Wayne Manor with its 10 bedrooms, 6 baths and 16,599 sq ft space (which may or may not count the Batcave) appeared.
My older brother searched the "backyard" for signs of the Batcave exit - and is not convinced that "this is the place." Nor does he believe that the Gotham City Police Headquarters is in the Warner Brother's Studio back lot.
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I don't know, I think I would rather it be in Pottstown than in Pasadena. Sounded like an interesting dinner discussion though :) And who would want to clean such a thing?
betty
If there was no bat cave back entrance then it must be in Pottstown! I can just see your Mom shaking her head ...three boys hamming it up in front of the TV:)
If anyone can prove Batman lives in Pottstown, it's you and your brothers!
which batman..there is Adam, George, Val, etc.
Ah. Sometimes google is not your friend. ;)
Good to see you here! Love this story. Funny how those terrific memories stick with us through the years. We all watched Batman too and I still love the original ones. The new ones are so graphic and violent just too much to take in this wicked ole world. I still have a photo of Jeremy (age 30) next to the Bat-mo-bile when he was a small child at the Colorado State Fair. He loved the shiny car! I will go look or that photo when my headache goes away. Sinus junk and cold weather always equals trouble for me!
Take care and please blog more often. You have such a way with telling stories. Love hearing them.
enjoy your week!
Oh yes, the wonders of Hollywood. It's better we not know where things were filmed. I'm sure lots of people still believe Angela Landsbury filmed some of the location work at a quaint New England town for Murder She Wrote. Sorry folks, it was shot in Northern California in Mendocino County; specifically the towns of Fort Bragg and Mendocino. Mendocino was also used for a stand-in for Monterey in James Dean's East of Eden. The same two towns also stood in for the east coast for the hilarious film The Russians Are Coming.
I think that was a false trail, likely set by Batman himself, to make you think you were wrong. He knew you were getting too close to discovering the truth, so set a false trail on the internet to throw you off the scent.
I loved the 1966 Batman!
I dunno... I never saw Batman when I was living in Pottstown. However, I was living a rather sheltered and wretched life at the time and didn't get out much unless it was to work over in King of Prussia.
.oO(yes, I don't know if you knew but I really did live that close to you and worked even closer...)
You and your brothers sound like a hoot to be around. LOL
Cool post. I loved the old Batman show back in the 60s, too.
Well, maybe he used to live in Pottstown...
The two of you are danger and funny. I've never been into Batman or any of the super heros but am wondering if batman lived in Pottstown, then where did Robin live? Glad to see you got your mojo back a bit. After the first of the year I am going to make it my mission to do the same.
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