The Dark Knight Rises

My hometown of Pittsburgh was the shooting location for The Dark Knight Rises. Plenty of movies, TV, and Netflix shows get made here, but the 2011 Dark Knight Rises production was BY FAR the coolest one. Our downtown is mostly high-rise office buildings, gothic architecture, and the odd bagel shop. It doesn’t get much foot traffic either, since most of the city’s destination spots sit just outside of downtown. You couldn’t ask for a better “Gotham”—or an easier production site.

Regular Pittsburgh folks and even the Steelers were used as extras, with Heinz Field standing…