The phonograph also made Edison's reputation as the Inventor of the Age and led to his most famous nickname The Wizard of Menlo Park.. Newspaper reporters flocked to the Menlo Park Laboratory to see the new invention and to interview Edison.
Metropolis, Illinois. Metropolis is the the Hometown of Superman, celebrating its local hero every possible way it can. The local bank is home of super financial services.. The town newspaper calls itself The Planet.
Talk9 Share. Metropolis is one of the largest and most well-known cities in the United States, owing largely to the fact that it is the adopted home town of Metropolis' favorite son, Superman. The history of Metropolis stretches back to the year 1542 when Italian navigator Vincenzo Gnanatti discovered the region while in the employ of the Dutch.