The way i always made sense of it in my head, was that Gotham was New York, and Metropolis was Chicago.
Anyone agree/disagree?

New York is called Gotham in real life actually, but Metropolis been Chicago I doubt it.

But the Gotham in the comics is actually different since its actually called Gotham, there is a Gotham Square, Gotham central park, etc. So Gotham is just Gotham in comics. Not New York apparently.

Put Gotham in the search bar is really cool, they got the different locations use in the comic :)

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New York or Chicago.

Cleveland.

I always saw Metropolis as Boston.

"I always saw Metropolis as Boston."

I think when it was first thought up, it was supposed to be Chicago (I remember from those crappy Canadian History Minutes, one of the guys was going there). It would make sense too, since Smallville is in Kansas, and Chicago seem to be a good fit geographically.

On the other hand, I remember maybe reading somewhere of it being described as a coastal shipping city...

To my knowledge Metropolis is a coastal city based on New York. Metropolis and Gotham are two twin cities laying on opposite sides of a bay. Gotham is meant to embody all the negative, dark aspects of New York, while Metropolis is all of its positive bright stuff.

"I think when it was first thought up, it was supposed to be Chicago (I remember from those crappy Canadian History Minutes, one of the guys was going there)

"To my knowledge Metropolis is a coastal city based on New York. Metropolis and Gotham are two twin cities laying on opposite sides of a bay. Gotham is meant to embody all the negative, dark aspects of New York, while Metropolis is all of its positive bright stuff."

Metropolis is also at least partially based on Toronto Ontario. The DC database says that it is located in the state of New York but since there is also a New York City in DC they must be in different locations. Gotham City is supposedly located in New Jersey. Though over the years the locations of both have changed. Lots of DC cities have. Like Keystone and Central Cities. I remember an old DC Atlas thing once said Metropolis was in Delaware..

Metropolis= San Francisco, Chicago or NYC.
Gotham= NYC

Metropolis was never close to Smallville until the Smallville television series

Chicago could be close, but needs more buildings.
I'd really like a city with tons of sky-scrapers and a comic book like name...

i always felt metropolis was our seattle and gotham was NYC

i always thought of them both as Manhattan just the different sides of it

Metropolis is New York during the day and Gotham is New York at night

I felt Seattle was the closest Metropolis comparison too.

" I always saw Metropolis as Boston. "

Gotham City: New York City

Metropolis: Chicago or even Cleveland perhaps? I know in the early comics Superman lived in Cleveland and Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel both created the Man of Steel in that city.

Central City: St. Louis, Missouri (my home sweet home which I am honored to share with Barry Allen)! I know in either a comic or the Young Justice TV series they mentioned the Arch!

Keystone City: A city across the river could be East St. Louis? I think this is entirely fictional and not based off any city really.

Coast City: Los Angles, California which makes perfect sense seeing that Hal Jordan got his ring in Utah which is a nearby state.

Fawcett City: Wisconsin I think. Could be Indiana.

Star City: Detroit, Michigan

I always thought this.

Gotham: NYC

Metropolis: Cleveland

Central City: St. Louis

Keystone: Also based on St. Louis

Coast City: L.A.

Fawcett City: Detroit

Star City: Portland