Genoa City (fictional city)

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Genoa City, Wisconsin, is a fictional city and the main setting for the long-running American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The real U.S. village of the same name is otherwise unlike and unrelated to the mid-size city depicted in the series.

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[edit] Overview

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Genoa City is a northern city in Wisconsin in the United States. It is the setting of the CBS television daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Genoa City is recognized as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts and international trade. 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 large conglomerates.

[edit] Economy

The internationally known Jabot Cosmetics is famous for its colognes and perfumes, with "Ashley" being one of its best sellers; its "Glo by Jabot" ad campaign was nationally recognized for incorporating local teens in a summer-long campaign à la "The Real World". Newman Enterprises, headed by world-renowned business tycoon Victor Newman, is a conglomerate that not only competes with Jabot in the cosmetics field but has interests in real estate, medical research, as well as other businesses ripe to be bought up. Chancellor Industries,headed by Katherine Chancellor and her son Tucker McCall is another powerhouse conglomerate. Also located in Genoa City is the home office of Fenmore's Department Stores, headed by the founder's daughters Lauren Fenmore Baldwin & Jill Abbott Fenmore in Genoa City.

[edit] Tourism

Genoa City also boasts four-star hotels such as the Genoa City Hotel and the Genoa City Athletic Club which is a hotel/athletic club/restaurant. Near the Athletic Club you will find the most popular coffee shop in town, Crimson Lights. Genoa City is also home to Gloworm, a bar & restaurant owned and operated by Gloria and Jeff Bardwell

Genoa City is becoming more popular for tourism. Local attractions include a large lake where activities such as ice fishing, swimming, and other water sports are enjoyed. On the outskirts of the city, visitors can rent cabins for quiet getaways. Although winters are harsh, many residents utilize the lakes and cabins for spending time with family and friends. 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.

Throughout the city you can find many homes including Condominiums, basic houses, farms and lush estates. Two prominent estates are the Abbott Mansion, where the founder of Jabot Cosmetics John Abbott lived and the Chancellor Estate, home of Katherine Chancellor and Jill Abbott Fenmore. The other major residence to note is that of the Newman Ranch, home to Genoa City's most prominent citizen, Victor Newman and his family. Both the Chancellor Estate and the Newman Ranch include stables and horses and plenty of pastures for riding.

[edit] Education

Education is important to the people Genoa City, which boasts a variety of fine schools.

Public schools include Genoa City Elementary and Genoa City High School. Walnut Grove Academy is a private school that many of the children of the most prominent families of the city attend. College students may attend the local college, Genoa City University (also known as GCU).

[edit] Crime

Over the years, Genoa City has continuously faced crime issues, from petty crime to corporate sabotage, and extending to kidnapping and murder. Multiple murderers have been let loose from jail over the years. Some crimes have never been solved and investigations into them have been dropped.

[edit] Climate

The city's climate, while fairly calm (relative to the rest of the American Midwest, at least!) has recently been going through yearly storm surges. These typically occur during the winter, during which 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 underground parking structure and the casino, killing one person and injured many more. Currently there are outstanding lawsuits surrounding this issue and Victor Newman's drilling company. The Newmans have been the focus of much of the crime in Genoa City; most recently, Genoa City has borne witness to the crimes and trial of Victor Newman's son Adam Newman.

[edit] Notable families

[edit] Current families

[edit] Full Families of the past

  • The Andrews family: Betty, Jed
  • The Anthony family: Joseph, Alana
  • The Brooks family: Stuart, Jennifer, Leslie, Lorie, Chris, Peggy, Chuckie, Brooks, Jennifer II
  • The Bancroft family: Earl, Alison, Kevin
  • The Barber family: Walter, Lillie Belle, Olivia, Drucilla
  • The Becker family: Ron, Nancy, Karen
  • The Blair family: Joe, Christine, Jessica
  • The Brana family: Isabella Brana, Ricardo "Ricky" Williams
  • The Browning family: Amanda, Mackenzie, Charlie (surrogate), Matilda (surrogate), Dylan
  • The Carlton family: Brad, Colleen
  • The Carter family: Sheila, Molly, Sarah, Daisy, Ryder
  • The Collins family: Sharon, Doris
  • The Curtis family: Jack, Joann
  • The Dennison family: Keith, Tricia, Megan
  • The Evans family: Skip, Carol, Skylar
  • The Foster family: Bill, Liz, Snapper, Greg, Jill
  • The Guittierez family: Vincente, Adela, Diego, Raul
  • The Hastings family: Nathan, Nate
  • The Hawkes family: Milan, Jana
  • The Hellstrom family: JT, Reed
  • The Henderson family: Bruce, Liz, Regina, Mark
  • The Hodges family: Frederick, Anita, Brittany, Joshua
  • The Jackson family: Jazz, Tyrone
  • The Laurence family: Robert, Claire, Angela
  • The Prentiss family: Vanessa, Lance, Lucas, Brooks
  • The Reynolds family: Brock, Mackenzie
  • The Rawlins family: George, Cassandra
  • The Reed family: Nick, Casey, Nikki
  • The Roulland family: Pierre, Chuckie (legal)
  • The Stevens family: Wayne, Dorothy, Barbara Ann (Harding), April,

[edit] Genoa City family trees

Abbott

  • Robert Abbott (deceased)
    • m. Unknown Woman (deceased)
      • c. John Abbott (deceased)
        • c. John "Jack" Abbott, Jr. [Dina Abbott Mergeron, mother]
          • c. Keemo Volien Abbott [Luan Volien (deceased), mother]
          • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Patty Williams, mother]
          • c. John Abbott III (deceased) [Nikki Newman, mother]
          • c. Kyle Jenkins [Diane Jenkins (deceased), mother]
        • c. Ashley Abbott (legally) [Dina Abbott Mergeron, mother. Brent Davis (deceased), biological father]
          • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Victor Newman, father]
          • c. Abby (Carlton) Newman [Victor Newman, father. Brad Carlton (deceased), legal father]
          • c. Robert Carlton (deceased) [Brad Carlton (deceased), father]
          • c. Faith Newman (deceased) [Victor Newman, father]
        • c. Traci Abbott Connelly [Dina Abbott Mergeron, mother]
          • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Tim Sullivan, father]
          • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Brad Carlton (deceased), father]
          • c. Colleen Carlton (deceased) [Brad Carlton (deceased), father]
        • c. William "Billy" Foster Abbott [Jill (Foster) Fenmore Abbott, mother]
          • c. Cordelia Abbott [Chloe Mitchell (Kate Valentine), mother]
          • c. Lucy Abbott (adopted) [Victoria Newman, adopted mother. Daniel Romalotti, bio father. Daisy Carter, bio mother]
      • c. Ivan Abbott (deceased)

Brooks

  • Stuart Brooks (deceased)
    • m. Jennifer Brooks (deceased)
      • c. Leslie Brooks
        • c. Brooks Prentiss [Lance Prentiss, father]
      • c. Lauralee "Lorie" Brooks (legal) [Bruce Henderson (deceased), biological father]
      • c. Christabel "Chris" Brooks
        • c. Jennifer Elizabeth Foster [Snapper Foster, father]
      • c. Peggy Brooks

Foster

  • William "Bill" Foster (deceased)
    • m. Elizabeth "Liz" Henderson Foster (deceased)
      • c. William "Snapper" Foster
        • c. Charles "Chuckie" Roulland [Sally McGuire, mother. Pierre Roulland (deceased), adopted father]
        • c. Jennifer Elizabeth Foster [Christabel "Chris" Brooks, mother]
      • c. Greg Foster
      • c. Jill (Foster) Fenmore (adopted) [Neil Fenmore (deceased) & Unknown woman (deceased), bio parents]
        • c. Phillip Chancellor III [Phillip Chancellor (deceased), father]
          • c. Phillip "Chance" Chancellor IV [Nina Webster, mother]
        • c. Ethan "Cane" Ashby (adopted) [Colin Atkinson, biological father. Genevieve Atkinson, biological mother]
          • c.Charlie Ashby [Lily Winters, mother. Mackenzie Browning, surrogate mother]
          • c. Matilda Ashby [Lily Winters, mother. Mackenzie Browning, surrogate mother]
        • c. William "Billy" Foster Abbott [John Abbott (deceased), father]
          • c. Cordelia Abbott [Chloe Mitchell (Kate Valentine), mother]
          • c. Lucy Abbott (adopted) [Victoria Newman, mother. Daniel Romalotti, bio father. Daisy Carter, bio mother]

Newman

  • Albert Miller (deceased)
    • c. Victor Newman (Christian Miller) [Cora Miller (deceased), mother]
      • c. Victoria Newman [Nikki Reed Newman, mother]
        • c. Eve Newman Howard (deceased) [Cole Howard, father]
        • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Brad Carlton, father]
        • c. Reed Hellstrom [J.T. Hellstrom, father]
        • c. Unborn child (deceased) [William "Billy" Abbott, father]
      • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Ashley Abbott, mother]
      • c. Nicholas Newman [Nikki Reed Newman, mother]
        • c. Cassie Newman (deceased) (adopted) [Sharon Collins Newman, mother. Frank Barritt (deceased), biological father]
        • c. Noah Newman [Sharon Collins Newman, mother]
        • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Sharon Collins Newman, mother]
        • c. Summer Newman [Phyllis Summers, mother]
        • c. Faith Newman II [Sharon Collins Newman, mother]
      • c. Victor Adam Newman, Jr. [Hope Adams (deceased), mother]
      • c. Abby (Carlton) Newman [Ashley Abbott, mother]
      • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Sabrina Costelana (deceased), mother]
      • c. Faith Newman (deceased) [Ashley Abbott, mother]
    • c. Matthew "Matt" Miller [Cora Miller (deceased), mother]

Reed

  • Nicholas "Nick" Reed (deceased)
    • c. Casey Reed [Mrs. Reed (deceased), mother]
    • c. Nicole "Nikki" Reed Newman [Mrs. Reed (deceased), mother]
      • c. Victoria Newman [Victor Newman, father]
        • c. Eve Newman Howard (deceased) [Cole Howard, father]
        • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Brad Carlton (deceased), father]
        • c. Reed Hellstrom [J.T. Hellstrom, father]
        • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Billy Abbott, father]
      • c. Nicholas Newman [Victor Newman, father]
        • c. Cassie Newman (deceased) (adopted) [Sharon Newman, mother. Frank Barritt (deceased), biological father]
        • c. Noah Newman [Sharon Newman, mother]
        • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Sharon Newman, mother]
        • c. Summer Newman [Phyllis Summers, mother]
        • c. Faith Newman II [Sharon Newman, mother]
      • c. John Abbott III (deceased) [Jack Abbott, father]

Williams

  • Brandon Williams (deceased)
    • c. Carl Williams (aka Jim Davis) [Ida Williams (deceased), mother]
      • c. Paul Williams [Mary Williams, mother]
        • c. Heather Stevens [April Stevens, mother]
        • c. Ricardo "Ricky" Brana [Isabella Brana, mother]
      • c. Todd Williams [Mary Williams, mother]
      • c. Steven Williams [Mary Williams, mother]
      • c. Patty Williams [Mary Williams, mother]
        • c. Unborn child (deceased) [Jack Abbott, father]

[edit] Genoa City locations

[edit] Hotels/motels

  • Genoa City Athletic Club
  • Genoa City Hotel
  • Genoa Towers
  • Motor Arms Motel
  • Fleabag Motel
  • Silver Star Motel

[edit] Restaurants & Coffee Houses

  • Genoa City Athletic Club Restaurant
  • Crimson Lights Coffee House
  • Colonnade Room
  • The Embers
  • Gina's Place (destroyed by fire)
  • Allegro's
  • Jonas's Bar
  • Roulland

[edit] Bars/clubs

  • Genoa City Bar
  • Indigo Night Club- an upscale jazz club, sold to Gloria Bardwell and re-opened as Gloworm.
  • Gloworm - an elegant and upscale nightclub
  • Jimmy's Bar - a popular local bar

[edit] Corporations

[edit] Retail

[edit] Medical

  • Genoa City Memorial Hospital
  • Market Street Clinic
  • Walworth Psychiatrict Facility
  • Solidarity House

[edit] Education & Recreation

  • Genoa City Elementary
  • Walnut Grove Academy
  • Genoa City High School
  • Genoa City University
  • Market Street Recreation Center

[edit] Churches

  • Church Of The Sacred Heart
  • First United
  • Unnamed synagogue, which Brad Carleton attended.

[edit] Legal/Law enforcement

  • Genoa City Police Department
    • Bob Adams, Detective
    • Warren Bates, Detective
    • Ronan Malloy, former Detective/FBI Agent
    • Glenn Richards, Detective/former District Attorney
    • Maggie Sullivan, Detective
    • Gil Wallace, Detective
    • Hank Weber, Detectice
    • Selena Wiley, Detective
  • Legal Aid
  • District Attorney's Office
  • Michael Baldwin & Associates
  • Whitman, Walker and Wilson
    • Sherman Whitman, Senior Partner
  • Paul Williams Investigations
  • Abrams Law Firm
  • Law Offices of Rafael Torres, Esq.
  • Law Offices of Avery Bailey Clark, Esq.

[edit] Legal Facilities

  • Walworth State Prison

[edit] Entertainment, Media & the Arts

[edit] Foundations

[edit] Airlines

  • Genoa City Airlines
  • TransGlobal Airlines

[edit] Miscellanous

  • Zip Codes 53128 (former), 53147 (current).
  • County Walworth County.
  • City Leaders Jesse Ventura (former governor), Joseph McCarthy (former senator), Carter Bodi (senator 2006-2007), Jack Abbott (senator 2007).
  • Nearby Towns (Fictional) Madison, Milwaukee, Kenosha.

[edit] Genoa City residences

  • Estates
  • Houses
  • Cabins
  • Abbott Cabin - Owned by the Abbotts. Used occasionally for Newman-Abbott meetings.
  • Studios
  • Apartments
  • Penthouses
  • Hotels/motels

[edit] References
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Recurring characters
Notable past characters
Character Lists
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