world’s largest Superman
Title:world’s largest Superman
Location:Metropolis, IL
Description:Things started out rosy in Metropolis. On June 9, 1972, the Illinois House of Representatives officially proclaimed that Metropolis was the Hometown of Superman. The following year the “Amazing World of Superman” museum opened in town. Metropolis had plans to build a thousand-acre, $50 million Superman 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. After only a year, the Amazing World of Superman closed its doors forever.
Location:Metropolis, IL
Description:Things started out rosy in Metropolis. On June 9, 1972, the Illinois House of Representatives officially proclaimed that Metropolis was the Hometown of Superman. The following year the “Amazing World of Superman” museum opened in town. Metropolis had plans to build a thousand-acre, $50 million Superman 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. After only a year, the Amazing World of Superman closed its doors forever.
