Gotham City is a fictional city set within the United States best known as the home of Batman. It appears in numerous comic books that are published by DC Comics.
Ridden with crime and with corruption, Gotham is home to a number of notorious super criminals. Gotham City's name comes from the Gothic architecture it held, which built up an almost terrifying atmosphere that best identified it.
History[]
In the 1650s, five families traveled from Europe and landed the islands at the end of what would eventually become Gotham River. The five families: The Waynes, The Cobblepots, The Elliots, The Arkhams, and The Kanes, established a colonial fort together and sew the seeds of what became Gotham Knights. The city quickly developed in five boroughs, each of which was controlled by one of the five founding families.
The Kanes established themselves in the early days on Gotham's natural harbor, now known as Historic Gotham. This tied them to the country's growing military might, arming them with ships and weapons of war. By the 1850s Gotham had become a major trade hub due mainly to the industrialist influence of the Cobblepots. In the 1920s, the Elliots took hold of mass media and built out downtown Gotham in their own image. In the 1960s the Akrhams settled in north Gotham and built their infamous Asylum. The Wayne's built their billions in New Gotham and advanced the city into a new technological age.
Locations[]
The city comprises five boroughs.
North Gotham[]
- Gotham Heights
- Robinson Park
- Bristol
New Gotham[]
- Otisburg
- Bowery
Downtown Gotham[]
- Westend
- Blackgate Island
Historic Gotham[]
- Financial District
- Old Gotham
- Tricorner Island
Lower Gotham[]
- The Cauldron
- Bar 8-Bit
- Fei Hong Supermarket
- Luigi's Finest Pizza
- Paris Island Incinerator
- Southside
- Cobblepot Steel
- Daggett Enterprises
- Dixon Docks
- Giverny Paint
- Old Koul-Brau Factory
- Southside Glassworks
- S.T.A.R. Labs
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