Salem (fictional city)

The fictional town of Salem is the setting for the U.S. soap opera Days of Our Lives. It is located in the Midwestern United States, though the state is never mentioned until the episode which aired on May 23, 2013. When John is looking at the itinerary it states, "Salem, MN" If you look closely, it actually says Salem Inn. It was built and named in 1802, since Salem celebrated its 200-year birthday in 2002. Originally set in New England, the vague setting was moved to somewhere in the Midwest in the 1970s. For many years the real Salem, Illinois even held a Salem Days fest, which several members of the cast attended.

While it is constantly referenced as a town, it features more characteristics of a city; for example it is home of the large, multinational corporations DiMera Enterprises, Titan Industries and Basic Black, Mythic Incorporated, as well as a full University and an international airport. Despite its otherwise innocuous presence, over the years it has been a hotbed of foreign intrigue, organized crime, and other strange happenings.

Salem has a thriving industrial harbor, leading some fans to believe it is located on the Great Lakes.

Characters often make reference to Chicago being nearby and the 312 Area Code, indicating Salem may be in Illinois. This is however contradicted by characters mentioning going to Illinois and by the license plates of the cars in Salem. Is notable to mention that some characters are Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs fans, meaning that Salem is probably located in a fictional state that borders Illinois. It was mentioned that Salem had legalized gay marriage in a January 2014 episode.

However, in a recent episode, The Flag of Missouri is seen in the background of a courtroom, hinting that Salem might be in Missouri.

Zip codes noted in Salem usually begin with 066, which is the Bridgeport, CT USPS Sectional Center.

Salem locations

Hotels/motels

The hotel had a restaurant and bar that Salemites frequented. We last saw the bar when Marlena came back to Salem in 1991 and invited Roman (John) to meet her there. The restaurant here was mainly for the wealthy.

Larry Welch stayed here in 2003 when all of Salem believe him to be dead, but he was still haunting Hope. It is also the location where Cassie and Lucas nearly made love in July 2003. It is definitely a "no-tell motel" sort of establishment. Bonnie lived here for a while in 2004 after Mickey and Maggie reunited and threw her out of their house.

This is a hotel located in the better part of Salem, and generally considered as more elegant than the Salem Inn. The penthouse suites can be rented as luxury apartments. In 1982, Neil Curtis stayed here and was almost killed by a bomb from Stefano DiMera. In 1988, Justin considered renting one of the penthouse suites after leaving Victor's house.

Sometimes referred to as the Greenbriar Hotel, this was a small inn located in the outskirts of Salem. Tony and Renee stayed here in 1982 while they were on the run from the police. Jake and Jessica also stayed here at that time and planned on making love there. Jake also planned to strangle her and Renee here. In 1983, Neil Curtis and Marie Horton were married here.

Located near the airport. It was at this hotel that Kate and Eugenia set up Sami and Brandon to be found in bed in 2003.

This motel is on the Salem county line, about 2 hours from the city of Salem. It gets its name from the fact that it is the last motel before you cross the county line. In 1981, Jake and Jessica stayed here when they were going to Las Vegas to elope. This is where Jake drugged Jessica in order to return to Salem and murder Denise Peterson.

Another hotel located near the airport. Belle was supposed to meet Phillip here in 2007 but they ended up meeting at The Towers instead. Melanie and Nick later spend the night here in 2008.

A run-down hotel frequented by prostitutes. In 1991, Eve and Jack met here and agreed on a marriage of convenience.

A seedy motel on the riverfront frequented by prostitutes. In 1988, Eve was beaten and raped here by a rough john. The same john also beat Kim and caused her to miscarry.

This is the hotel Celeste stayed in when she came to Salem. It is here that she read the tarot cards and warned Stefano and where Bo and John found her and arrested her. This is the hotel where Donna Temple threatened to commit suicide, causing Don Craig to fall off the ledge.

The main hotel in Salem. In 1985, it was noted that the Inn had an Art Gallery. Alex Marshall once owned it, but he set the place on fire on July 23, 1987 in order to get the insurance money. It was later reopened, and remains a place where visiting Salemites stay or where those without homes or apartments stay temporarily. The Salem Inn is located at 4300 Washington Avenue. It is a brick and wood structure, ten stories high, housing quaint hotel rooms above several restaurants, lounges and meeting rooms. Daniel Scott stayed in room 411 while he was in Salem. It is also the hotel from which Laura almost fell of its roof in 1994. After not being seen for many years, the Salem Inn became popular again in 2001 and 2002. Lily Favreshem stayed at a suite there while she lived in Salem. Princess Gina also resided there while she was impersonating Hope. Shawn and Belle hoped to spend a night together there. Nicole and Victor had numerous interactions there as well.

Restaurants

A classy romantic and luxurious restaurant, located at the riverfront. Laura and Dr. Roger Hunt were supposed to dine there, but they lost the reservation, so they went to the "Cheatin' Heart".

Mentioned in May 2000. Alice wanted to take Shawn Douglas there so they wouldn't intrude on Bo and Hope's romantic dinner.

Julie called this restaurant and ordered a roasted rosemary chicken, mashed potatoes, eggplant parmigian and some other items for Bo and Hope's romantic dinner, May 2000

Established in 1992 and owned and run by the Shawn and Caroline Brady. As of 2011, it remains the most prominent casual dining restaurant in Salem.

- John announced on July 10, 1992 that he was going to give Shawn money to build the pub. The pub opened on September 25, 1992.
- Established after Brady Fish Market was burglarized and destroyed.

- An ice cream place, "across town." During her "pregnancy" Kristen sent John here to get her ice cream, because it was the only place with that "chocolate chip and cookie stuff."

Although we never saw the place, we saw Vivian and Ivan's costumes when they got jobs here during the summer of 1997. Vivian was dressed as fries while Ivan was a burger. Ivan had to say, "Bigger Better Beefy Buddy Burger," while Vivian said "Free French fries" as she handed out discount coupons for fries. The Burger Barn is mentioned often when people talk about grabbing a quick meal. Apparently when Jenn was in Africa, she craved Buddy's food, especially the "double deluxe explosion" burgers (1/2 beef, 1/2 pork, cheeseburger with a mountain of fries)

--A fine dining establishment that Mickey purchased for Maggie. It was a gift to her on the day they renewed their wedding vows, 7/18/05. They renewed their vows right in the dining room. Mickey hired a 5 star chef from her favorite restaurant in Paris. "Chez Rouge" is French for "Red's Place." Red, of course, is Mickey's nickname for Maggie.

Coffee houses

It opened in 2012 and was previously the Cheatin' Heart. It was co-owned by Sonny Kiriakis and Chad DiMera. It would be re-banded as Club TBD in 2013.

Bars/clubs

Owned and operated by Calliope. It opened in 1989 and was only open for about a year. Ethan Reilly, Calliope's boyfriend helped her out there. The main attraction was Norm dePlume, (Tom Horton) who read his poetry. It is currently owned by Rafe Hernendez as of January 2011.

A male stripper club where Pete got a job, thanks to Speed. Pete only worked here to make money so he and Melissa could leave town. It was owned by Madame X who was later discovered to be Linda, Melissa's mother.

A seedy nightclub where Steve Olson ran drug deals in the late 70's.

Owned by Peter Blake and located in a warehouse. Shady dealings went on here, which is how Jude St. Clair became involved with Peter. Hope Williams Brady stripped at the Blue Moon while undercover.

A bar where Kimberly worked as a prostitute when she had multiple personalities. Billie also hung out there.

It is located on the north side of town on 2nd Street. It was Common Grounds than became Club TBD.

Adrienne mentioned this upscale restaurant in 1989. This was during the time after Blondie's closed but before Wings opened.

Sami sent Franco there in June 1998 to see if he would hit on a woman she hired to come on to him. Lucas was also there with his date. It seems to be the same place that was referred to previously as the "Piano Bar."

Opened in August 2013, with Sonny Kirakis and Chad DiMera as the co-owners. It was previously Common Grounds.

A gay bar. In Will Horton's 'coming out' storyline, he visits the bar with Sonny. He has his first same-sex kiss there. The bar also serves an alibi for Will who was at the location at the time of the Stefano DiMera shooting. Will, who is a suspect, is uneasy about revealing his patronage because it will reveal his sexual orientation to Roman, and much of Salem.

Businesses

- Jencon Oil
- EcoSystems, Isabella started the company before she died, then Victor, Vivian, Lawrence, Carly, and John had board meetings at the Alamain Mansion.

The building that housed Lawrence's various companies, including Jencon. John worked here for a short time after he found out he was an Alamain.

It is located at 1200 Riverside, top floor. It was started as a fashion company, but was later revealed to be a front for John's ISA work.In 2011, John wanted to sell the business.

The Titan Publishing Complex includes:

"Bella Magazine"
"The Spectator"
"Titan Health Club"
"Countess Wilhemina Cosmetics"
"Penthouse Grille".

Additional Titan publications are

"Sport Today"
"Focus"
"City Style."

The Kiriakis Shipping division:

"Allied Cargo".
Owned by Victor Kiriakis located on the Riverfront. Steve Johnson was a manager here in 1986. Bo Brady also worked here for a little while.
Titan Publishing is located at 14 Salem Circle, Salem, USA, 06643-0004.

Kate Roberts and Victor Kiriakis own the majority of the Titan stock. John Black, Marlena Evans Black and Tony DiMera are on the board of Titan. Since Tony's death, Kristen has voted on the board. When she "died", Stefano inherited her stocks.

A chemical company owned by Harper Deveraux and Victor Kiriakis, but run by a young Jack Deveraux. This was the company responsible for the illegal dumping of toxic waste in Tract 5 that caused Abby's Aplastic anemia.

A major soap manufacturer in Salem. Mickey Horton was hired as the company's attorney in 1966. This company was responsible for the pollution of the Salem River, which caused various people to get sick and die.

Design business owned and run by Anna DiMera in the mid '80s. It was owned by Alex and Tony. Calliope was a seamstress there. The grand opening was January 17, 1985.

Retail

Medical

This is the nursing home where Jill Stevens stayed after she left the hospital (1996–97). The patients seemed to be young, not the typical old people that one sees in a normal nursing home. Its sign said that it was established in 1923.

This is where Isabella was wrongly held when she first was shown in Salem. Her father had locked her up basically because he did not like her. She was not at all insane. Mickey was the first Salemite in residence at Bayview. It was here that we were introduced to Marlena for the first time. This was also where Samantha Evans had Marlena committed in 1977 after she became addicted to drugs and began to steal from Marlena. Sam impersonated her sister and had her committed. Lee Dumonde was committed to Bayview Sanitarium. Gillian also went to Bayview, after she was arrested for killing Emma and framing Kim.

This hospital, like many other bedlams, is located outside of Salem. Laura was set to go here in October 1994, after she had become irrational as a result of Peter and Daniel's machinations. Vivian and Ivan pretended to be Brooktree orderlies to keep Laura from being committed; they even stole the Brooktree ambulance.

This is where Gabi almost had her abortion in November 2012. On its website, ChiTown Clinic, it has a 24-hour patient assistance number: (800) 555-0198.

When Marlena was put in hospital (after she shot the cop during the possession storyline), Pat Hamilton wanted her removed to CH, since it has a prison section, for dangerous criminals.

This is the lab that was doing the DNA test on Isaac and Glen's DNA in early 2001, but Stefano had it bombed in May 2001 to cover up the results.

Located on the Salem riverfront, this clinic served the poorer people in Salem. Kayla worked here as a nurse for many years. Adrienne later worked as a clerk here. The original Emergency Center burned down, but a Salem Riverfront Community Center was built in its place. It was affiliated with Salem University.

The mental hospital John and Marlena took Vivian to in December 1998. The first doctor they met there was Dr. Klein. The hospital is approximately 42 miles northwest of Salem.

This is where Samantha Evans was finally committed after it was revealed that she had impersonated Marlena

This was originally the hospital near Chicago where Laura Horton was a patient in 1980. Bill Horton took a position here as Medical Director to be close to Laura.

A clinic founded by Susan Martin with the inheritance money she received from David after he died. Though it began as a regular clinic, it later became a place for unwed mothers and orphaned children. Sister Marie worked here for a while. It was here where Marlena met her foster son, Johnny.

This facility is a cross between a sanitarium and a group therapy resort. Laura went here after she left the sanitarium, just to get a break from things. Jack also went to The Meadows, in an effort to clear up his feelings for Jennifer. Laura and Jack met here and had an affair, knowing each other as Monica and Clark. It is located just outside of Salem.

Mike got Ali a job offer at this hospital, in an effort to get her away from University Hospital

This is where Laura was locked up for 18 years. She originally was committed to Lakewood Sanitarium in 1979 after she sent Jennifer on a bus alone. When she reappeared in 1993, she was at Pine Haven, outside of Chicago. It was discovered that the Pine Haven officials (Anne Goldberg and Nurse Jackson) were giving her drugs to keep her "out of it" and to steal money from the families of patients. Once she got off the drugs, she was basically OK. Vivian was also put here after she buried Carly alive. Ivan got a job as an orderly here to be with Vivian during the ordeal. The place burned down in early 1994 during Vivian's lobotomy. Laura, Vivian and Ivan escaped the fire (but were presumed dead), while Anne and Nurse Jackson perished.

In 1983, Chris Kositchek allowed the facilities of the Body Connection to be used a teen crisis center. The Right Connection was run by Marlena Evans, with Sandy Horton as her assistant. Hope and Melissa frequented the place. It was shut down after the Vipers trashed it and someone nearly raped Sandy.

It is a drug store across town from the one at Salem University Hospital. It is where Laura went to buy antidepressants when she stole prescription slips from Marlena's office.

While we've never seen the place, it is the hospital "across town" where Susan was supposed to give birth to John Jr.

Lexie was ordered to serve 3,000 hours of community service here in 2002 after she tried to kidnap Isaac.

This is the other Salem hospital. We rarely hear of it, but we know that they have volleyball games and other events with University Hospital. Several of the doctors on staff supposedly came from Salem General. It is also a source of much needed blood when there's a shortage.

This building is where Dr. Robbins (Kristen's OB/GYN in 1996-97) had his office. It is affiliated with University Hospital, but not in the same location.

This is the hospital that we always see. It is part of the "University Hospital Medical Center" and it includes many different departments and facilities (see below). Tom Horton was once Chief of Staff here and all of the other Horton Doctors have worked here as well. Mike was also Chief of Staff until replaced by Craig. The complex includes: University Hospital Trauma Center - Where Carly once worked. Emergency Center - An outgrowth of the hospital, this is where Kayla used to work. The Tom Horton Youth Center - In July 1994, Tony donated money for this new wing of the hospital. Mental Health Clinic is another part of the hospital, where Jonah and Lexie worked together during 1994. It operates between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. It is located in room 240 in the hospital complex. Fertility Clinic - Located in room 241. This is where Dr. Ronald Layton works. He is the man who helped with Kate and Vivian's in-vitro in 1994.

Another hospital in Salem, for veterans. Cal Winters was at this hospital when he was first seen in Salem.

This is the clinic where Sami almost had an abortion. It offers family planning, pregnancy and reproductive counseling, and is a place where one can terminate a pregnancy. It is located on 4th Street and was sometimes referred to as the "4th Street Clinic." The phone number is 555-6887. In 1988, Adrienne nearly got an abortion at the Women's Clinic on Market Street. It is unknown if this is the same place or not.

When Vivian was to be checked into a hospital in early December 1998, Bart and Stefano searched all of these Salem hospitals looking for her. John and Marlena had outsmarted them and snuck her out to Greenhaven, a mental hospital.

Education

Churches

Legal and law enforcement

Prison

Media

Foundations

current Salem Residences

  • Brady Apartment - Roman Brady.
  • Chad DiMera's Apartment (Apt. 6) - Chad DiMera.
  • Gladys Loft (4A, 25 River Street) - Gladys and her husband
  • Joan's Apartment - Paige Larson and Eve Donovan.
  • Jonas Apartment (Apt. 32, 110 Guilford Street) - Daniel Jonas, Parker Jonas and Melanie Jonas.
  • Kiriakis-Horton Apartment (Apt. 17, 316 Copper Lantern Drive) - Sonny Kiriakis, Will Horton, and Arianna Horton.
  • Hernandez Loft (4B, 25 River Street) - Rafe Hernandez.
  • Theresa's Apartment - Theresa Donovan.
  • Horton Cabin (Smith Island) - Unoccupied.

former Salem Residences

  • Billie's Apartment (Apt. 34, 110 Guilford Street) - The front door has been bricked in and the apartment has been made into an upstairs section for the

apartment on the floor beneath it.

  • Black Penthouse (24 Riverview Drive) - Sold.
  • Jordan's Apartment - Jordan Ridgeway.
  • Justin and Adrienne´s Penthouse (6423 Washington Street, Salem) - Unknown.
  • Max's Apartment - Leased to new tenant.
  • Nick's Apartment - Leased to new tenant.
  • Nicole's Apartment - Leased to new tenant.
  • Sami's Apartment (Apt. 32, 110 Guilford Street) - Dr. Daniel Jonas and Melanie KiriakisJonas.
  • Shawn and Mimi's loft (3B, 25 River Street) - Leased out.
  • Shawn's Loft (4B) - Revamped after Willow set fire to it and later used as a safe house before eventually being put up for sale.
  • Sonny Kiriakis' Apartment (Apt. 14, 110 Guilford Street) - Sonny Kiriakis, Will Horton, Gabi Hernandez, Arianna Horton.
  • Stephanie's Apartment (Apt. 673) - Leased to new tenant.
  • Steve and Kayla's Apartment (Apt. 36, 110 Guilford Street) - Leased to new tenant.
  • The Loft (3A, 25 River Street, Salem, USA 06643) - Sold
  • River Flyer - Rented by Bo Brady. Steve Johnson was "killed" on it in 1990.
  • The Adrienne - Justin Kiriakis' yacht named after his new wife. He and Adrienne spent their honeymoon on the yacht and sailed from Greece to Salem on it.
  • The Dolphin - Victor's yacht in Miami. It was blown up by a time bomb.
  • The Fancy Face/The Fancy Face II/The Fancy Face III/The Fancy Face IV - Owned by Bo Brady. When the original Fancy Face (Bo's nickname for Hope) was destroyed in a fire, Bo bought a second boat, which he named the Fancy Face II, which they later sold. Bo and Hope later ended up buying a new third boat, The Fancy Face III, which unfortunately sunk in a storm. Shawn and Belle then named their new boat, The Fancy Face IV.
  • The Loretta - Owned by Ernesto Toscano. The location for the "Cruise of Deception".
  • The Sea Horse - Owned by Stefano DiMera.
  • The Sea Titan - Alias for Stefano's Sea Horse. This was the European yacht owned by Stefano where Anna was allegedly kept as a slave, and where Carrie grew up.
  • Bill's Cottage (1152 Copper Lantern Drive) - Sold
  • EJ's Cottage - Previously occupied by Anna DiMera after she kidnapped Sydney DiMera.
  • Isabella's Cottage - Unoccupied
  • Alamain Mansion (4930 Chestnut Street, Salem, USA 06674) - Sold
  • Former Chandler/DiMera/Curtis Mansion (4206 Lakeshore Dr) - Unknown
  • Former Kiriakis Mansion (4209 Lakeshore Drive) - Burned down.
  • Old Antebellem Mansion (415 Ardmour Road) - Sold.
  • Former Deveraux Home (1552 Copper lantern Drive) - Sold. Rented by Curtis Brown and Kate Winograd in the 1970s; Jack and Jennifer's home from 1992 to 1998.
  • Jack and Jennifer's House (755 Oakridge Drive) - Sold.
  • Lucas's House - Sold
  • Lockhart House (890 Whitley Street) - Sold.
  • Roman's House (334 Sycamore Street) - Sold.
  • Walker House (Whitley Street) - Sold.
  • Wesley Home - Sold

Families

Families currently residing in Salem

Families formerly residing in Salem

References