Icon of pop culture thanks to Richard Donner’s Superman, the News Building is also a real piece of history.
Icon of pop culture thanks to Richard Donner’s Superman, the News Building is also a real piece of history.
Built in 1929, this huge 42-story Art Deco building served as the strategic center for the Daily News until 1994. Its imposing ten-story base was originally designed to accommodate the printing presses.
Push open the swing doors and admire the entrance hall where a huge and beautiful rotating globe is enthroned. When the building was opened to the public, it was one of the city’s most important tourist attractions!
Its earth map is updated regularly and the clocks on the back wall show the time of different cities around the world.
On the left, a small exhibition retraces the history of the monument. Two photos of the filming of Superman are prominently displayed.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! Find this incredible Superman collector figure at the Daily Planet where his alter ego Clark Kent works.
At 16,25″ high, this stunning DC Village collection is a tribute to the Man of Steel in the most beautiful way ever!
