Bat signal projected onto L.A.'s city hall in honor of Adam West

The bat signal on Los Angeles City Hall.
(Image credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

The city of Los Angeles paid tribute to the late actor Adam West on Thursday night by lighting up the bat signal and shining it against city hall.

The bat signal grabbed the attention of citizens throughout Los Angeles, with thousands gathering downtown to watch it light up, see the Batmobile up close, and sing "nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Batman!" together. The Robin to West's Batman, Burt Ward, was at the lighting, and he said West wasn't "here physically, but he's here spiritually." Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.