Lucas Rojas
Manhattan, New York City is very important to Sherlock Holmes 2009 because Robert Downey Jr, the actor who played the role of Sherlock Holmes was born in Manhattan, New York City on April 4, 1965. Manhattan is correlated with the Baker street irregulars, which happened to be a fan club that was founded in 1934. I found this information from Fandango's biography of Robert Downey jr. and the official baker street website. This would be an example of participatory culture because it is involved with fans of Sherlock Holmes who like the movie. This is also an example of participatory culture because fans did more than read stories but they came together and started a community with all of their shared interests. Mapping this location Manhattan to the cove map adds a grassroots layer to a story usually told top-down and is important because it shows how Sherlock has connections even in Manhattan and not just in London.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000375/bio/?
https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-history/?
