Genoa City (fictional city)
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A fictional version of Genoa City, Wisconsin, USA is the setting for the long-running American soap opera The Young and the Restless. The real and fictional towns are similar only in name. Although the real Genoa City is a village with just over 2,000 people, the version depicted on the soap opera is a mid-sized city.
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[edit] Overview
Within the city boundaries are many office buildings, a major international airport and a top hospital. Genoa City also happens to be home to many large companies, including two large conglomerates(Newman Enterprises and Chancellor Industries), the internationally known Jabot Cosmetics, which is a high-end cosmetics firm, and a new company called NVP Retreats. Genoa City is also home to Fenmore Department stores.
Throughout the city you can find many homes, including Condominiums, basic houses, farms and luxurious estates. Two prominent estates are the Abbott Mansion and the Chancellor Estate. The other major residence of note is the Newman Ranch, home to Genoa City's most prominent family, the Newman family.
Education is important to the city and it includes such fine schools as Genoa City Elementary, Walnut Grove Academy and Genoa City University, also known simply as GCU.
Ironically, the fictional town uses Lake Racine as a mid- to large-sized lake in the area, while Racine is near Lake Geneva in Wisconsin.
Unfortunately throughout the years, the city has continuously had crime issues, from petty crime to corporate sabotage and even to kidnapping and murder. Multiple murderers have been let loose from jail including most recently Jana Hawkes and some crimes have never been solved and just been dropped(the current Ji Min Kim murder case being one).
Also the city's climate while fairly calm has recently been going through yearly storm surges. Usually at winter at which time most of the city is forced to shut down and come to a complete halt.
In November 2007 there was a major incident at the Clear Springs project that involved the collapse of a major parking structure that killed and injured many people. Currently there are outstanding lawsuits surrounding this issue and Victor Newman's drilling company.
[edit] Notable families
- The Newman Family
- The Abbott Family
- The Winters Family
- The Chancellor Family
- The Baldwin/Fisher/Bardwell Family
- The Williams Family
- The Carlton Family
[edit] Genoa City locations
[edit] Hotels
- Genoa City Athletic Club
- Genoa City Hotel - 1100 East Chestnut
- Genoa Towers - 1500 Ashland
[edit] Restaurants
- Colonnade Room - 350 East Chestnut
- The Embers - 1100 East Chestnut
- Genoa City Athletic Club Restaurant (General Manager: Gina Roma)
- Crimson Lights (Owned and operated by Kevin Fisher)
- Gina's (formerly owned and operated by Gina Roma until it burned down in 2003; during the late 1970s and early 1980s, it was known as Jonas's Bar owned by Jonas, who later sold it to Pierre Roulland, who renamed it Roulland)
[edit] Bars/Clubs
- Indigo (Owned and operated by Neil Winters)
[edit] Businesses
- Newman Enterprises - Multinational conglomerate currently owned by Victor Newman and ran by Neil Winters.
- Jabot Cosmetics -Owned by Katherine Chancellor. Nikki Newman is CEO.
- Chancellor Industries -Owned by Katherine Chancellor. Katherine's daughter, Jill Foster Abbott is CEO.
- NVP Retreats Upscale Retreats created by Phyllis Newman and Nikki Reed. Currently owned by Victor Newman
- Restless Style Magazine A new online Magazine being headed up by Sharon & Jack Abbott, and Nick and Phyllis Newman. The magazine portion has hit stands as of May,16th 2008.
- Fenmore's Department Stores National Chain of boutiques owned by Lauren Fenmore Baldwin.
[edit] Retail
- Fenmore's - 470 East Chestnut (Owned by Lauren Fenmore Baldwin)
- Glow by Jabot Boutique (Owned by Lauren Baldwin)
[edit] Medical
- Genoa City Memorial Hospital - 308 South Fourth Street
- Market Street Clinic - 81 Market Street
[edit] Education
- Genoa City Elementary - Notable attendant is Noah Newman.
- Walnut Grove Academy
- Genoa City University - 1200 Hyde Park. Notable attendants are: Lily Winters, Colleen Carlton, and Devon Hamilton. Adrian Korbel teaches art history there.
[edit] Churches
- Church Of The Sacred Heart - 4458 East Chestnut
[edit] Legal/Law enforcement
- Genoa City Police Department
- Legal Aid - 75 Market Street
- 'Baldwin, Blair & Associates - Law firm headed up by Michael Baldwin and Christine Blair.
- Heather Stevens, Assistant District Attorney
[edit] Media
- The Genoa City Chronicle, owned by Stuart Brooks. Christabel Brooks worked here as a journalist. Gretchen Millets is the current journalist at the Chronicle who debut in February 2008 when Gloria moved back into the Abbott Mansion.
[edit] Residences
[edit] Main residences
- The Abbott Mansion, 603 Glenwood Drive: Jack Abbott, Sharon Newman Abbott and her son Noah (joint custody with Nick) live here. Gloria Bardwell owned half of the mansion and lived here with Jack and his family. Jeffrey Bardwell lives here with Gloria. As of now Gloria has gave Jack the mansion. A beautiful large estate comprised of many buildings including a main house, pool house (which Gloira currently lives) and the Abbott Playhouse.
- Newman Ranch, 421 Larkspur Trail, Highway B: Victor Newman, Sabrina Costelana, & Adam Wilson lives at the main house. Nick Newman, his wife Phyllis Newman and their infant daughter Summer live in the tack house garage (owned by Nick's ex-wife Sharon Newman which she gained through their 2006 divorce), as well as Nick's son Noah Newman (joint custody with Sharon). J. T. Hellstrom and Victoria Newman as well as their baby son Reed Hellstrom now live in the third house on the property which is the former caretaker's house. Its a huge secluded property with full security and all possible amenities. The main house in particular is a very rustic all wood house with multiple wings.
- Chancellor Estate, 12 Foothill Road: Katherine Chancellor lives here with her daughter Jill Abbott and her son Cane Ashbyas well as their live in maid Esther Valentine. Quite likely the most impressive estate in the entire city. The Chancellor family has owned it for many years passing it down generation to generation.
[edit] Other Residences
- Rawlins Mansion, 1185 Cottage Grove Rd.: Brad Carlton currently lives here. His adopted daughter Abby Carlton stays here occasionally when in town.
- Genoa City Athletic Club: Gina Roma lives and works here. David Chow, Nikki Reed Newman, and Heather Stevens also have rooms here.
- Apt. 321, 345 Ashland Street: Neil Winters lives here.
- Upscale apartment at 250 Market Street: Kevin Fisher lives here with Daniel Romalotti and Jana Hawkes.
- Another upscale apartment at 250 Market Street #632: Michael and Lauren Baldwin live here along with baby Fenmore.
- Apartment where Paul Williams currently lives.
- Apartment where Adrian Korbel currently lives with Colleen Carlton.
- Phyllis Newman's Penthouse where Amber Moore now lives.
- Campus house where Devon Hamilton and Lily Winters currently live.
