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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.

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 of 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.

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

Genoa City locations

Hotels

  • Genoa City Athletic Club
  • Genoa City Hotel - 1100 East Chestnut
  • Genoa Towers - 1500 Ashland

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 70s and early 80s, it was known as Jonas's Bar owned by Jonas, who later sold it to Pierre Roulland, who renamed it Roulland)

Bars/Clubs

Businesses

Retail

Medical

Education

Churches

  • Church Of The Sacred Heart - 4458 East Chestnut

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

Media

  • Genoa City Chronicle, owned by Stuart Brooks

Residences

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 owns half of the mansion and lives here with Jack and his family. Jeffrey Bardwell lives here with Gloria. A beautiful large estate comprised of many buildings including a main house, pool house and the Abbott Playhouse.
  • Newman Ranch, 421 Larkspur Trail, Highway B: Victor Newman lives at the main house. Nick Newman, his wife Phyllis Newman and their infant daughter Summer live in the tack house, 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 as 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.

Other Residences

  • Another upscale apartment at 250 Market Street #632: Michael and Lauren Baldwin live here along with baby Fenmore.
  • Phyllis Newman's Penthouse where Amber Moore now lives.


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