Oakdale (As the World Turns)

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Oakdale is the setting of the television soap opera As the World Turns.

[edit] Location

For many years, the writers have been firm on placing the city in the state of Illinois. By all indications, the city is unrelated to a real Oakdale, Illinois. However, show creator Irna Phillips may have modeled her fictional hamlet after this city, due to the small size of both entities. A 2006 episode revealed Oakdale to be in the exact spot of Peoria. However, Peoria is also mentioned as being a real city on the show. In 2007, Oakdale was paradoxically stated as being in Lee County, Illinois.

[edit] Size

Though Oakdale is usually depicted as a fairly small town, it nonetheless is apparently large enough to have its own airport, a television station, a luxury hotel, three major newspapers, and a university, and its hospital is renowned enough to have attracted a number of world-class physicians and surgeons over the years.

In a 1960 episode of As the World Turns recently shown at The World of Soap Themes, several small skyscrapers could be seen through the window of Chris Hughes' law office, thus suggesting that at least as far back as that decade, Oakdale was a large enough place to have some sort of commercial district. The same view can be seen from a suite in the Lakeview Hotel.

[edit] Oakdale society

[edit] Places of Interest

[edit] Businesses

• Cabot Motors was a company and the CEO was Rosanna Cabot.
• DeWitt Cereals was a company in the early 90s. Darryl Harold Crawford was the executive.
• Rosie's Roller Palace was a beauty shop. It was owned by Rose D'Angelo.
• Burt's Garage was a car garage. Simon Fraiser worked there.
• Get Real Fashions was a fashion show. Lisa Miller Hughes was a parntner in it.
• Fashions Limited was owned by Lisa Miller Hughes.
• Deesire perfume company owned by Karen Haines.
• Hollister Mine was a company owned by Bradley "Brad" Hollister.
• Cody Sullivan's Movie Company
• Street Jeans Mike Kasnoff was a model.
• Stricklyn Oil Josh (Snyder) Stricklyn worked there.

[edit] Stores and shopping centers

• Fashions, Ltd. is a boutique owned by Lisa Grimaldi. The store recently moved to Old Town in December 2007 taking the place of The Black Duck restaurant. Ariel Donovan was a model there.
• Old Town is a collection of restaurants and shops including Al's Diner, Java, Fashions, Ltd., a dance studio where Faith Snyder took lessons, a bookstore where Will Munson works, a jewelry store, and an ice cream parlor.
• Wade Bookshop was a bookshop owned by Wade. Natalie Bannon, Mary Ellison Hughes, & Penelope Hughes were employed there. Lisa Miller Hughes was a manager.

[edit] Media

• Oakdale Now is a TV show hosted by Brad and Katie.
• Patterns was a TV show hosted by Kim Hughes

[edit] Restaurants

[edit] Entertainment

• Metro is a bar owned by Kit Fowler and Carly Tenny and re-opened January 1, 2008 (actual air date December 28). Dusty Donovan was formally a partner in it.
• Yo's is a local bar. Lt. Hal Munson's memorial was held here in 2006.
• Caroline's was a nightclub. Douglas "Doug" Cummings was the owner, Kevin Gibson worked there, and Marie Kovac was a waitress.
• Falcon Club was a club owned by Damian Grimaldi.
• Crash was a nightclub that Casey Hughes worked at.

[edit] Residences

• Fairwinds is a mansion owned by Rosanna Cabot and Paul Ryan. Originally built for Lily Grimalidi and Damian Grimalidi, later owned by Carly Tenny, closed for years and re-opened by Barbra Ryan after leaving her husband and family and suffering a fire, has been passed around since to the extreamely wealthy.
• Luther's Corners is where Emma Snyder's farm and pond are located. Brad Snyder, Jack Snyder, Holden Snyder, Luke Snyder, Faith Snyder, Natalie Snyder, Parker Snyder, J.J. Snyder, Sage Snyder, and Noah Mayer are among the current farm residents. The farm was originally stated to be eleven miles outside of Oakdale, but now it is seemingly closer.
• Cal Stricklyn's ranchhouse
• The Penthouse John Dixon stayed there.
• Gunnar St. Clair's house held Burke, Ariel, and their son Dusty Donovan in the stables.
• Lowell Estate Clair Englishe lived there with James Lowell.
• Jane Spencer's Stables Margo Huhes was a stablehand
• Katie Peretti's cottage Nick Kasnoff lived there.

Houses

• Tom & Margo Hughes
• Bob & Kim Hughes
• Lily Snyder
• Susan Stewart
• Lucinda Walsh
• Lucinda's guest house is where Gwen and Will stayed and where Noah and Ameera are residing at the moment.
• Lisa's Penthouse is over the Mona Lisa
• Kim and Betsy Stewart

Apartments

• Kevin Gibson
• Glenn Harrington
• Bob & Kim's
• Marie Kovac
• Brock Lombard

[edit] Volunteer foundations

• Jennifer Munson Foundation (In memorium of Jennifer Munson)
• Rose Foundation (In memorium of Rose DiAngelo)

[edit] Medical

[edit] Law and correctional

• Oakdale Police Department is the local police force headquarters with Lt. Margo Hughes, Det. Jack Snyder, and Officer Dallas Griffin. Dr. Walker Daniels was the medical consaltant in 2003-2004. Simon Frasier worked there.

Trials

• Lowell, Hughes, and Colman (formally Lowell, Barnes, & Lowell) was a law firm in the early days. Grant Colman was employed there. Edith and Kim Hughes and Mary Ellison Hughes were secretarys. Christopher Hughes, Donald Hughes, and Tom Hughes were lawyers there. Tom Pope, Dick Martin
• Tom Hughes's Law Firm is a law firm. Jessica Griffin was employed there.
• Margaret Crawford Andropoulos Unknown law firm.

[edit] Amenities

• The Groves Country Club is complete with a pool and dining area. It has not been seen since summer 2005. Casey Hughes worked there in the summer.
• Falcon Club was a club owned by Damian Grimaldi.

[edit] Education

• Oakdale Latin is a private high school for Oakdale's teens.
• Oakdale University is an institution of higher education in Oakdale; includes on-campus dorm rooms. Current students include Gwen Munson, Will Munson, Luke Snyder, Noah Mayer, and Elwood Hoffman. Former students include Eric Hollister.
• Oakdale Highschool is a school. Former students include Hayley Wilson Hollister.

[edit] Places to stay

• The Lakeview is a luxury hotel which also houses a bar, restaurant, and boutique. Current residents include Henry Coleman, Vienna Hyatt, Barbara Ryan, Dr. Chris Hughes, Emily Stewart, Meg Montgomery, and Craig Montgomery. It is owned by Lisa Grimaldi and Lily Snyder and current employees include Gwen Munson and Aaron Snyder. Former people to stay there are Dusty Donovan, Neal Keller Alcott and Benjamin Robert Harris.
• Wagon Wheel Motel is where people who cannot afford the Lakeview stay. Recent occupants include Cleo Babbitt and Sofie Duran. Julia Larrabee stayed there and Pilar Domingo was a maid there and also lived there.
• Willows is a country inn owned by Bennett Hadley.

[edit] Newspapers

• The City Times is the daily newspaper owned by Lucinda Walsh.
• The Intruder is the local tabloid owned by Emily Stewart. Henry Coleman was the managing editor. Christopher Robert Hughes was a reporter.
• Argus is a paper owned by Lisa Miller Hughes. Tom Hughes was a journalist there.

[edit] Other places

• Luther's Corner's Church is where many special events occur; most recently the wedding Craig Montgomery and Meg Snyder.
• Oakdale International Airport is the airport that everyone comes and goes from. Previous destinations include San Francisco, Montega, Malta, Montana, Seattle, The Dominican Republic, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Bermuda, etc.
• Chicago Senic Shop - Owned by Gray Gerald

[edit] Basic Information

[edit] Weddings

 Katie Peretti & Brad Snyder  2008