Llanview, Pennsylvania
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Llanview, Pennsylvania is the fictitious setting for the long-running American soap opera, One Life to Live.
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The community is supposedly a suburb of Philadelphia and is modeled after the actual Chestnut Hill section of the city. It is said to be the county seat of Llantano County and located on the Llantano River, across from Pine Valley, home of All My Children. Some people speculate that Llanview and Pine Valley stand in for Allentown & Bethleham, since those cities are adjacent to one another and form a satellite area to Philadlephia that's large enough to have its own airport and daily newspapers, yet still have a small town feel. The Llantono River would represent the Lehigh River, and the nearby mountains could be the Poconos. The characters from both shows routinely visit New York and Philadelphia, and return home within a few hours, and that would be possible from the Allentown-Bethleham area.
Llanview is the home of Llanview University and Buchanan Enterprises, headed by Asa Buchanan. The local newspaper is The Banner, which is still run by former Llanview mayor, Victoria Lord. Also it is home to "The Sun", which is run by Todd Manning. Also in Llanview is Llanview Hospital, the area's medical center, and a central area called Angel Square, located in East Llanview.
The community's police commissioner is Bo Buchanan; and the district attorney is Nora Hanen. Evangeline Williamson is the assistant district attorney. Llanview resident (& former college student), now Llanview High School teacher Marcie McBain is a best known author and writer of the community.
[edit] Disasters & Major Events
- Music Box Killer (2003-2004)
- Gabrielle Medina killed after having her neck snapped on New Year's.
- Baby Switch (December 2003 - October 2004)
- Paul Cramer sets off a major chain of events between Llanview and Pine Valley, in helping his sister, Kelly Cramer attain a baby after she miscarries to hide the truth from her husband Kevin Buchanan. While Babe Carey and Bianca Montgomery are simultaneously in labour, Paul fakes a helicopter crash, switching the babies around, giving Babe's child to Kelly and Bianca's child to Babe. All hell is broke lose when the truth about the babies identities are revealed resulting in a 3-way custody battle.
- Killing Club Killer (2004 - 2005) - A serial killer, re-enacting the events in Marcie Walsh's new novel, killing and kidnapping those close to her; the killer is later revealed to be someone from her past holding a grudge against her.
- Hudson Prescott - killed as a result of falling down a flight of stairs rigged with trip wire.
- Julie Tanaka - killed as a result having her car brakes cut resulting in a car crash explosion.
- Evangeline Williamson - kidnapped and drugged during an award ceremony held captive in a warehouse; then nearly buring her alive tied to a steak.
- Natalie Buchanan - kidnapped and drugged held captive in a warehouse; then nearly buring her alive while tied to a steak; then left in an abandoned mine shaft to die.
- Rex Balsom - kidnapped and held captive in a theatre with Marcie Walsh to be left hung to death.
- Marcie Walsh - kidnapped and held captive in a theatre with Rex Balsom to be left hung to death.
- Llanview Tornado 2006 (May 2006)
- St. James' rectory colapses resulting in the life threatening injuries of Kelly Cramer and the death of Duke Buchanan.
- Death in the adoptive parents of "Tommy McBain"/"T.J. Manning".
- Rendered Evangeline Williamson temporarily blind as a result in flying broken glass.
- Serial Arsonist (January 2007 - Present) - (Name Pending) A serial arsonist is burning down buildings in Llanview using turpentine as an accelerant leaving Cristian Vega as the main suspect.
- Vincent Jones: had three of his warehouses by the docks burned down, one of which had Ted Jones die inside.
- Antonio Vega: had one of his warehouses by the docks burned down.
- Nora Hanen: had her house burnt down while her and her son Matthew were inside.
[edit] Places of Interest
[edit] Businesses
- Buchanan Enterprises - Buchanan Family Business
- Melador Cosmetics
- Lord Enterprises
- B&B United
- Lord/Manning Plant
- Armitage Enterprises
[edit] Media
- The Banner - Run by Viki Lord
- The Sun - Run by Todd Manning
- Craze Magazine
- Mania
- The Chronicle
- WVLE TV Station
- Fraternity Row (TV Show)
[edit] Restaurants/Eateries
- Rodi's
- Angel Square Diner
- Palace Hotel Restaurant
- Wanda's Place
- Hallowed Grounds
[edit] Entertainment
- Capricorn - Antonio Vega's Night Club
- Ultraviolet - Rex Balsom's Night Club- Owned by R.J Gannon
- Breaker Bar
- Crossroads Bar
[edit] Residences
- Buchanan Mansion - Asa Buchanan's house with Renée Divine and Clint Buchanan
- La Boulaie - Dorian Lord's house
- Llanfair (1177 Regency Drive) - Victoria Davidson's house with Jessica Buchanan, Natalie Buchanan
- Llanfair Carriage House - Kevin Buchanan's house
- Lion's Heart - former residence of Tico Santi
- 17 Corinth St - Todd Manning's penthouse with Blair Cramer, Starr Manning and Jack Manning
- 17 Oleoracia Street - The Walsh house
- 270 Pond Crossing - former residence of Colin MacIver
- 44 High Street - Rev. Andrew Carpenter's residence at the rectory
- 459 Wakashin Street - Bo Buchanan's apartment with Matthew Buchanan
- 487 Beach Street - Nora Hannen's former house with Matthew Buchanan
- 489 Bach Street - Riley Colson's apartment
- Angel Square Hotel: Apartment #4 - Michael McBain's Apartment with Marcie McBain and Tommy
- Angel Square Hotel: Apartment #6 - John McBain's Apartment
- Angel Square Apartments: Apartment 809 - Antonio Vega's apartment with Brennan Buchanan, Jamie Vega, and Jessica Vega
- Palace Hotel: Room 2131- former residence of Spencer Truman
- Stafford Arms (376 High Street) - Hank Gannon's apartment
[edit] Other Places
- Medical
- Llanview Hospital
- St. Ann's Hospital
- Cherryvale Clinic
- Wingdale Sanitarium
- Religious
- St. James Church
- St. James Rectory
- St. Jude's Church
- Stores
- Logan's Department Store
- Correctional
- Stateside Prison
- Statesville Prison
- Lehigh Prison
- Galleries
- Lindsay Rappaport Art Gallery
- Buchanan-Lord Gallery
- Amenities
- Serenity Springs Spa
- Foxy Roxy's Hair Haven
- Llanview Country Club
- Roark's Gym
- Education
- Llanview University
- Llanview High
- Llanview Middle School
- Places to Stay
- Palace Hotel
- Angel Square
- Miscellaneous
- Llanview Police Department
- Llanview Airport
- Llanview Train Station
[edit] Newspaper
For the hardcore punk band, see The Banner (band)
The Banner is the chief newspaper in Llanview. The newspaper was founded and owned by Victor Lord, (originally portrayed by Ernest Graves), then passed on to Joe Riley (Lee Patterson). Subsequently, it was passed on to Clint Buchanan (Clint Ritchie), who owned and editorialized the newspaper. Afterwards, Victoria "Viki" Lord Davidson (Erika Slezak), Victor's daughter, inherited the paper. Todd Manning (Trevor St. John) was previously editor-in-chief until Kevin Riley Buchanan (Dan Gauthier) had him removed from the position, and afterward the paper reverted to Victoria. Todd Manning bought Dorian Cramer Lord's newspaper and turned it into The Sun, for which he was the editor.
[edit] Further reading
Tropiano, Stephen (2000). TV Towns. New York, NY: TV Books L.L.C.. ISBN 1-57500-127-6.
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Fictional Cities in Daytime American Soap Operas
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| ABC Universe Pine Valley, Pennsylvania (All My Children) | Llanview, Pennsylvania (One Life to Live) | Port Charles, New York (General Hospital / Port Charles) |
| CBS Universe Genoa City, Wisconsin (The Young & the Restless) | Los Angeles, California (The Bold & the Beautiful) |
| NBC Universe Salem (Days of our Lives) |
| Notes:
All ABC Soaps share the same universe continuity, having many characters sporadically appear in more then one show. |
