Our very own super-sleuth Mike Avila has wondered: how did Lois Lane afford that swanky apartment from the first Superman film?
Over at Life’s Little Mysteries, a new site by Newsarama parent company TechMediaNetwork, Mike has put together some surprising figures for all you non-New Yorkers out there, showing that Lois’ apartment has a little bit of history — and a whole lot of moolah:
240 CPS is a pre-war rental building that went up in 1941, and is considered the first apartment house in the city to make extensive use of balconies. Facing Central Park and overlooking Columbus Circle, it was designed by the architectural firm Mayer & Whittlesley. Aside from Ms. Lane, real-life famous faces such as Renee Zellweger have been tenants, as well as Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the author of “The Little Prince.”
The building has made cameos in several films and TV shows, including 1984’s “Ghostbusters,” during the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man’s rampage.
Apartments on that ritzy block in the real world often sell for $2,000 per square foot. The wraparound terrace surrounding “Lois Lane’s apartment” had more square footage than the average New York apartment.
The only thing I can think of is she took all those gifts from Lex Luthor and sold ‘em all on eBay. I don’t think a reporter’s salary, even at the Daily Planet, could otherwise cover such a ritzy place!
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