Above, the Noel Neill/Lois Lane statue unveiling. Photo courtesy of Bill Dillane.The new Noel Neill/Lois Lane statue is paying off in increased tourism to Metropolis, Illinois.
According to the Superman Super Site:
METROPOLIS, Ill. — The sculpted image of actress Noel Neill in her fictional role of Superman romantic interest Lois Lane is having a very real effect on tourism.
“During the height of the summer tourism season, before kids were back in school, we were getting anywhere from 25 to 40 people a day in here asking where the Lois Lane statue is,” said merchant Jim Hambrick.
The statue was unveiled and dedicated last June in a ceremony in which Noel Neill participated.
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