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backstory of the depot was that it was closed in 1957, the year Gotham's last trolley car took its journey. In 1988, Oz and his brothers often snuck in to play tag, which eventually led to the death of Oz's siblings, and as a result, the authorities blocked all entrances. This was one of our most challenging sets to build, given its story importance and scope. I began by creating a few quick concepts depicting a voluminous space of vaulted brick ceilings echoing the show's overall architectural vernacular. I pitched the design as a 'working men's cathedral." After Lauren and Matt embraced the idea, we began the set design process and final concepts, all produced by Art Director Scott Davis with support from Assistant Art Director Libby Stadstad. I had previously scouted the Bronx Kingsbridge Armory as a possible location for Arkham Prison, and immediately thought of using it for the abandoned depot, since none of our stages were big enough to house a 4,500-square-foot set. The armory had a beautiful lobby, which I could visually tie in to the design of the main 'cathedral." The script called for one of the tunnels to have collapsed, to which the crew added a trolley car. We placed the second car protruding in the main space, so that a battle between Oz and his nemesis, Sal Maroni, could take place in and out of it. As an Easter egg, we painted the number 58 on it. (The first time the Penguin appeared as a character was in Batman comic issue #58.) Enormous effort went into capturing the trolley depot's history. Property master Vinny Mazzarella located the two trolley car replicas, which the construction and paint teams transformed into 1940s period-accurate vehicles. Set decorator Rich Murray consulted with transportation museums for every detail, and rented the car cables and overhead track from them. When Oz and Victor first stepped into the abandoned depot, every period detail from signage A. CROWN POINT. ILLUSTRATION BY KATYA AUSTIN. B. CROWN POINT STREET. PRODUCTION STILL. C. CROWN POINT STREET. ILLUSTRATION BY KATYA AUSTIN. D. OZ'S LIVING ROOM. BUILT AT SILVERCUP NORTH STUDIOS—STAGE 1. SET PHOTO. E. OZ'S LOFT. SET PHOTO. F. OZ'S BEDROOM. CONCEPT ART BY SCOTT DAVIS. G. TROLLEY DEPOT. CONCEPT ART BY SCOTT DAVIS. H. TROLLEY DEPOT. GROUND PLAN BY SCOTT DAVIS. G H