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Superman Soars Over Cleveland in New Movie

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Cleveland! Don’t miss these Downtown landmarks in the new Superman movie, which was filmed in the city in the summer of 2024. 

by Ava Jelepis | Jun. 23, 2025 | 7:00 PM

Courtesy Erik Drost

Courtesy Erik Drost

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Cleveland! Don’t miss these Downtown landmarks in the new Superman movie.

The Arcade

You can spot Superman and Lois Lane sharing a floating kiss inside The Arcade, one of Cleveland’s most iconic landmarks. Nicknamed “Cleveland’s Crystal Palace,” The Arcade was the first indoor shopping center in America and Cleveland’s first building to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Cleveland's Arcade that was featured in

Leader Building 

The Leader Building on Superior Avenue has brought The Daily Planet and its iconic globe to life. Decades before, the Leader Building was home to two real newspapers: The Cleveland Leader and The Cleveland News. In the early issues of Action Comics, Clark Kent was a reporter for the Cleveland Evening News.

Cleveland's Leader Building was turned into The Dailey Planet

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Progressive Field 

Fictional baseball team the Metropolis Meteors takes over the home of the Cleveland Guardians, turning Progressive Field into LordTech Field. The Guardians host a Superman Night at Progressive Field on July 23. Hopefully by then the grass is repaired from the fight scene in the trailer.

Progressive Field is normally home to the Cleveland Guardians, but not in

Veterans Memorial Bridge (Detroit-Superior Bridge)

In Superman, a building can be seen falling on the Veterans Memorial Bridge, another notable Cleveland landmark. The bridge, previously called the Detroit-Superior Bridge, was the city’s first fixed high-level bridge over the Cuyahoga River and was built to relieve traffic issues on the Superior Viaduct.

Veteran's Memorial Bridge plays a big part in Superman

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