Batman mansion still stands -- despite wrong report

LOS ANGELES TIMES
PASADENA, Calif. -- Holy Mixup, Batman!
Stately Wayne Manor is still standing, despite an erroneous report by Pasadena city officials and neighbors that the sprawling mansion used in the Batman TV series had burned to the ground Wednesday night.
It turns out that the 1920's Tudor-style manse gutted by flames was a few doors down tree-lined South San Rafael Avenue from the "real" manor occupied by Bruce Wayne, a k a Batman.
While the 21-bedroom manor that burned Wednesday had appeared frequently in film and television -- its credits include "Topper," "Rocky V," and "Murder She Wrote" -- it was never featured in the Batman television series or more recent Batman films, according to city authorities.
For reasons that no one can adequately explain, the mansion that was destroyed had been referred to for almost 20 years as "Wayne Manor" and "Batman's House."
Pasadena officials, who were flooded with calls last week, raced to correct the record. Residents who were mourning the building's loss were further discomfited to learn that what they believed was Batman's lair was an impostor.
"I can't believe it," said neighbor Tom Stearns, 48. "It was a magnificent structure. Monstrous. The fact that everyone thought it was Wayne Manor just added to the allure. It had cachet."