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Vancouver Is Tim Burton's Gotham City (PHOTO)

Gotham City Is Actually Vancouver

If it feels dark and grey and gloomy in Vancouver sometimes, it might be because our fair home has another identity: Gotham City. Well, at least for Tim Burton.

A photo posted to Imgur shows a screen shot from the 1989 "Batman" movie, directed by Burton, which focuses on a map of the crime-riddled city.

If you look closely, you'll notice that the map they use for the decrepit Gotham City is actually our beloved Vancouver:

Burton's version of "Batman" celebrated its 25th anniversary this week. Forbes writer Scott Mendelson called it "the template for the modern blockbuster."

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