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Llanview, Pennsylvania
One Life to Live location
Created byAgnes Nixon
GenreSoap opera
In-universe information
TypeCity
CharactersLords
Woleks
Rileys
Cramers
Buchanans

Llanview, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American

Corinth, Pennsylvania, from Loving
.

Overview

The community is a fictional suburb of

Pine Valley. The Lord family
's estate is called Llanfair.

Llanview is the home of Llanview University and the

Buchanan Enterprises. Town media is owned by the Lord family, with preeminent local newspaper The Banner owned and run by Victoria Lord. The Banner's rival publication is The Sun, run by Viki's half-brother Todd Manning
. Llanview Hospital is the local medical center, and Angel Square is a central area located in East Llanview.

From 1984 to 1991 the

Market Street Bridge overlooking downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
, stood in as the establishing shot for the show's intro.

History

Historical storylines

  • Storylines: 1968-1979
  • Storylines: 1980-1989
  • Storylines: 1990-1999
  • Storylines: 2000-2012

Annual events

  • Llanview Woman of the Year - Annual banquet held at The Palace Hotel to celebrate and honor a woman of Llanview for her involvement and charitable acts in the community, notable because every year something disastrous happens to the honoree during the event. Honorees have included:
2007 -
Spencer Truman
's murder
2005 -
Evangeline Williamson
- Kidnapped by the Killing Club Killer
2002 - Rae Cummings - Revealed as a fraud by Asa Buchanan
1998 -
Sam Rappaport
's baby
  • Go Red Ball - An annual fund raiser gala held at The Palace Hotel for the American Heart Association to benefit heart health awareness; also notable because every year something disastrous happens during the event.
2009 -
Dorian Lord publicly revealed the missing Buchanan heir, David Vickers
and that she married him.
2008 - Allison Perkins kidnaps Jessica Buchanan holding her at gunpoint then falling over a high balcony, before revealing her big secret.
  • Llanview Man of the Year - Annual gala held at Shelter by the Llanview Veterans' Organization to celebrate and honor a man of Llanview for his involvement and charitable acts in the community, notable because every year something disastrous happens to the honoree during the event. Honorees have included:
2013 - Bo Buchanan - His award presentation was crashed by his drunken (and drugged by Carl Peterson and Jeffrey Wright, who were both part of an evil organization to take down the Lord, Manning, and Buchanan families) brother Clint Buchanan (who originally was supposed to receive the award before he was dumped in favor for Bo after he punched out Shelter's doorman Diego Padilla in a intoxicated rage), who had a public meltdown during the gala before he was taken to the hospital.

Disasters and major events

  • Music Box Killer (October 2003 - March 2004)
A
Dr. Stephen Haver
.
  • Baby Switch (March 2004 - February 2005)
Babe's child to Kelly and Bianca's child
to Babe. The truth about the babies' identities is ultimately revealed in the resulting three-way custody battle. Paul is eventually murdered, and the backlash is as equally explosive as the Baby Switch itself.
  • Killing Club Killer (February 2005 - August 2005)
A serial killer, re-enacting the events in
Marcie Walsh's new novel
, kills or kidnaps those close to her; the killer is later revealed to be someone from her past who holds a grudge against her; her former high school classmate and current publisher, Hayes Barber.
A terrible storm hits Llanview on the day of Marcie Walsh and
blind
from flying broken glass.
  • One Pure People Arson Attacks (December 2006 - August 2007)
A white supremacist group burns down buildings in Llanview, targeting people of different ethnicities and religions. The attacks escalate as potential victims survive and the authorities close in on the perpetrators, and several non-targeted people are injured or killed as
Antonio and Cristian Vega and Adriana Cramer, and Syrian Talia Sahid.[1]
  • Buchanan Enterprises Shareholders' Meeting (June 2008)
At B.E.'s annual shareholders' meeting in the Palace Hotel, Dorian Lord announces her hostile takeover after revealing that Jared Banks is in fact not Asa Buchanan's son. Afterward, Jared and Nash Brennan fight, and Nash falls through a skylight to his death.
  • Baby Switch 2 (November 2008-June 2009)
The storyline begins when
Marcie McBain and Starr's mother, Blair Manning
. With the help of Tess's mother, Viki's alter ego, Niki (which was only Tess's imagination), Tess gave birth to a stillborn baby girl, who she named Chloe. Chloe's death resulted in a second alter ego, Bess. Bess goes to the hospital and switches her dead baby with Starr's baby. Chloe died of Rh disease. Starr and Cole were tested and came out both Rh negative. Throughout the storyline, the Manning family mourned Hope's death. In June 2009, Jessica admitted to causing the whole switch and gave Starr and Cole back their baby. As of today, Jessica is mourning Chloe's death and Starr is raising Hope with the help of Cole and the rest of her family.
A series of stabbings in 2009 is suspected to be the work of the same killer. The victims are each left with a letter from the alphabet, seemingly the killer's calling card:
Rebecca Lewis, Powell's one-time fiancée and Todd's former love, Powell kidnaps Todd, Marty, and Todd's ex-wives Blair and Téa Delgado to give Marty closure by punishing Todd.[3]
  • Llanview Blizzard (February 2010)
A blizzard rolls into Llanview and evil cult leader,
Charlie Banks makes an appearance on Llantano Mountain where Charlie was planning to kill Mitch, but accidentally shoots Mitch's nurse, Nurse Charles, and Jessica. The police come and stop everything, arresting Mitch and bringing Jessica to the hospital. Meanwhile, Stacy's sister Gigi Morasco
finds her and helps her give birth to Sierra Rose, but while on the way to the hospital, Stacy falls in the ice and drowns.
  • The Tale of Two Todds / Who Shot Victor Lord Jr. Murder Mystery (May 2011 - January 2012)
A man with
Tomas Delgado (who was dating Todd's ex-wife Blair Cramer at the time) as the guilt culprit by having him kidnapped and held hostage in an undisclosed location to make it look like he was arrested in prison. At the end of the show's final episode on January 13, 2012, it was revealed that Allison Perkins, a former follower of Mitch Laurence
's cult, was holding a still-alive Victor Jr. tied up to a bed in a mysterious location holding him hostage and having faked his death to fool his loved ones thinking he was "killed" by his brother Todd.
  • Statesville Prison Break / Llanview Blackout (January 2012)
During the show's final two weeks on the air, a blackout occurred on New Year's Eve that was caused by someone cutting of the electrical power to cover-up a prison breakout at Statesville Prison that was later to be revealed to be caused by prison inmate
Victor Lord Jr. at a mysterious location at the end of the show's final episode on ABC
.

Society

See also: List of One Life to Live characters
Mayor District Attorney Assistant District Attorney
  • Kathleen Finn (September 2011–)
  • Dorian Lord (November 2009–August 2011)
  • Stanley Lowell (2005–2009)
  • Alex Olanov (1995–1996)
  • Liz McNamara (1990–1995)
  • Victoria Lord (1990)
  • Nora Hanen
     (June 2005–)
  • Hugh Hughes
     (Temp. November 2005 - April 2006)
  • Daniel Colson
     (July 2003–June 2005)
  • Hank Gannon (1992–July 2003)
  • Herb Callison
     (1978–1992)
  • Evangeline Williamson
     (September 2006–May 2007)
  • Hugh Hughes
     (June 2005–September 2006)
  • Nora Hanen
     (2002–June 2005)
  • Daniel Colson
     (2003)
  • Jared Hall
     (2000)
  • Carla Gray (1983–1985)
  • Debra Van Druden (1979–1983)
Police Commissioner Llanview Hospital Chief of Staff
  • Bo Buchanan (1995–2006; 2006–February 2008; August 2008-January 2010; February 2010–November 2011; October 2012-)
  • Stanley Lowell (January 2010–February 2010)
  • John McBain
     (August 2008)
  • Lee Ramsey
     (February 2008–June 2008)
  • Harding (1990)
  • Ed Hall (1970s–1979, 1982–1987)

Residences

Mansions
  • Buchanan Mansion (21 Riverside Drive)
    Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe
    .
  • La Boulaie (56 Lincoln Street)
    Sam Manning
    .
  • Llanfair (1177 Regency Drive) - Residence of Victoria Lord and the Lord family maid Lois.
  • Llanfair Carriage House (1177A Regency Drive)[6] - Owned by Victoria Lord.
Hotels
  • Angel Square Hotel (17 Esperanza Street) - Owned by Roxy Balsom.
  • The Palace Hotel- Owned and operated by
    Renee Divine Buchanan
    .
    • Room #502 - Residence of Carl Peterson.
    • Room # - Residence of David Vickers Buchanan.
    • Room # - Residence of
      Arturo Bandini
      .
  • Minute Man Motel
Apartments
  • Buchanan Apartment (#38 Wakashin Street)
    Nora Buchanan
    .
  • Banks Apartment - Residence of
    Liam McBain
    .
  • Buchanan/King/Manning Apartment - Residence of Matthew Buchanan, Jeffrey King, and Danielle Manning.
  • Evans Apartment - Residence of
    Drew Buchanan II
    .
  • Patel Apartment- Residence of
    Rama Patel.[8]
Houses
Other
  • St. James' Rectory (44 High Street) - Residence of
    Reverend Andrew Carpenter
    .

Places of interest

Businesses

Stores

  • Ruiz Florist
  • Balloons, Balloons, Balloons
  • Babes in Toyland
  • Logan's Department Store
  • Ernesto's Butcher Shop
  • REXX RUGS (Drugstore)

Media

The Sun, the alternate Llanview newspaper known for its radical headlines
  • The Banner - The chief newspaper in Llanview, founded and owned by the late Victor Lord.
  • The Sun
    • Tabloid newspaper founded by
      Port Charles, New York, branch of The Sun on sister soap General Hospital
    • Reporter Jessica Buchanan rejoined The Sun on June 11, 2010. Currently taking time off to take care of her children after suffering another breakdown from her D.I.D. mental illness since the summer of 2011.
  • The Intruder - Tabloid and newspaper formerly owned and operated by
    Sloan Carpenter's affair in the paper. At one point, Blair ran the Intruder as editor, until Dorian sold the paper in 1995 to Todd Manning
    who later renamed it the Sun.
  • The Chronicle
  • Lord Press - Founded by Dorian Lord in 1979 to compete with The Banner, despite the fact that she was on the Board of Directors of The Banner
  • Mania magazine
  • Craze magazine - Owned by
    Pine Valley
    .
  • Llannet Search (Website) - Search engine frequently used by Llanview and
    Pine Valley
  • MyTube (Website) - Video sharing website similar to YouTube
  • MyFace (Website) - A social networking website that similar to
    MySpace
    (There is an actual social network service called MyFace.)
  • WVLE radio station
  • WVL TV station
  • Wave (TV Show) - A former television show broadcast from
    Pine Valley
  • Nothing But the Truth (TV Show) - A former television show broadcast from
    Pine Valley
  • The Cutting Edge (TV Show) -
    Pine Valley
  • Fraternity Row (TV Show) - A former soap opera taped locally in Llanview
  • New Beginnings (TV Show) -
    Pine Valley
  • He Said/She Said (TV Show) - Erica Kane's new talk show with
    Pine Valley
    (On Hiatus)
  • Everyday Heroes (TV Show) - Talk show broadcast from
    Port Charles. Former hosts include Sam McCall
    .
  • Christina Comes Home For Christmas (Film) - 30s/40s film played on TV many times around Christmas through Llanview and Port Charles, that came out on DVD in 2012

Restaurants and Eateries

Buenos Dias Cafe, formerly the DK Diner, as seen in the December 1, 2008, episode of One Life to Live.
  • Buenos Dias Cafe - (2 Angel Street
    Charlie Banks
    in the image of the Bon Jour Café in Paris, Texas, and named the Buenos Dias. Its former name was the DK Diner.
    • Employees:
      • Owner
        Carlotta Vega
      • Nate Salinger
  • Rodi's Tavern
  • The Palace Hotel Restaurant - Owned and operated by
    Renee Divine Buchanan
  • Shelter Restaurant - Owned and operated by Blair Cramer
  • King's Garden
  • Heavenly Hash
  • Back Street Bar
  • The Cave
  • The Coffee Shop

Entertainment and culture

  • Llanview Philharmonic
  • Llanview Ballet
  • Atheneum Theater
  • Shelter (Nightclub) - formerly known as
    R.J. Gannon
    's Capricorn (Nightclub)
    • Owned by Blair Cramer
      • Employees:
        • Manager and Club Promoter Cutter Wentworth
        • Rama Patel
        • Security Guard Bruce Hunter
        • Doorman Diego Padilla
        • Bartender Nikki
        • Singer Dusky
  • Break Bar
  • Crown Casino
  • Llanview West
  • Wildlife (Gay bar)
  • The Hook-Up (Male strip-joint) - formerly owned and operated by
    Sonia Toledo
  • The Hot Spot (Bar) - Frequented by
    Niki Smith, and where pedophile Norman Leeds abducted five-year-old Jessica Buchanan
    on numerous occasions
  • The Thalia (Movie theatre)

Volunteer foundations and Community Centers

  • Megan Foundation
  • Daughters of Llanview
  • Friend of Llanview
  • Armitage Foundation
  • Llanview Philharmonic
  • Carpenter Foundation
  • Lord Love the Children
  • Odyssey House
  • Lord Foundation
  • Outlook House
  • Angel Square Community Center
  • The Love Community Center
  • Llanview Gay and Lesbian Alliance

Medical

Religious

Law and correctional

Museums and galleries

  • Rappaport Art Gallery
  • Buchanan-Lord Gallery
  • Lord/Buchanan Gallery
  • Llanview Museum

Amenities

  • Serenity Springs Spa
  • Foxy Roxy's Hair Haven
  • Llanview Country Club
    • Employees:
      • Cabana Boy
        Nate Salinger
  • Rourke's Gym
  • Melador Spa

Education

  • Llanview University
  • Llanview High School (1421 Pine Point Blvd.)[17]
    • Teachers:
      • Principal Mr. St Claire
      • Drama Teacher Mr. Axel Gweddyian (aka Mr. G)
    • Student:
  • Llanview Middle School
  • Llanview Elementary School
    • Student:
      • 3rd Grade
        • Sam Manning
  • Angel Square School for the Performing Arts - Burned down by Max Holden

Places to stay

  • Palace Hotel (formerly known as Buchanan Palace, Buchanan Towers and Holden Towers)
  • Angel Square Hotel
  • Minute Man Motel
  • Wallingford Hotel
  • Hopkin's Boarding House
  • Llanview Towers
  • Vernon Inn
  • Mountain Sunset Inn
  • Bayberry Inn
  • Waterside Inn
  • Pleasant Valley Motel

Other locations

  • Llanview Airport
  • Llanview Train Station
  • Llanview Bus Station
  • Angel Square Credit Union
  • Llanview Bank
  • Llanview Motors
  • Llantano Mountain State Park[18]
  • Miller's Falls State Park [19]
  • Buchanan Stadium

Relevant locations outside of Llanview

Tri-State Area

  • Cherryvale, Pennsylvania - retirement community outside of Llanview.
  • Pine Valley, Pennsylvania - neighboring city of Llanview across the Llantano River; home of All My Children
  • Erica Kane went on the lam from Pine Valley in 1983 (after being framed for murder) and took refuge at a Llanview boarding house.
  • Skye Chandler moved from Pine Valley in 1999 to help Asa Buchanan ruin Ben Davidson.
  • Visited several times during the 2004 baby switch storyline.
  • Annie Lavery
    from Pine Valley came to a Llanview clinic one time in April 2008.
  • Elijah Clarke
    .
  • In 1984,
    Samantha Vernon
    got married at Crown Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.
  • In 1989,
    Megan Gordon
    got married in a little chapel in Atlantic City.
  • In 2003,
    Jennifer Rappaport
    ran away and eloped in Atlantic City.

Other places

  • Mendorra
     - a small European monarchy with many ties to Llanview residents.
  • St. Blaze's Island- A private island getaway once owned by
    Nigel Bartholomew-Smith in his will after his death in 2007, but Asa's ex-wife Alex Olanov convinced Nigel to give her ownership of the island along with Asa's private yacht so that he could keep the secret that David Vickers is Asa's long-lost son and the secret heir to the Buchanan fortune (which was later revealed that David was really the biological son of Asa's son Bo Buchanan
    instead!).
  • Paris, France
  • Victoria Lord left Llanview in 2007 and end up working as a waitress at the Bonjour Cafe to forget the troubles of her life and rediscover herself.
  • Asa Buchanan's ranch is located here where his last will and testament was read. It is now owned by Asa's good friend Chuck Wilson III.
  • Charlie Banks left Llanview in 2011 after his divorce from Victoria Lord
    to rebuild the Bonjour Cafe.
  • Seattle, Washington
  • Currently where
    Gabriel Thomas McBain
    reside.
  • Place where
    Dr. Greg Evans
  • Liam McBain
    resides here at the Buchanan Compound.
  • Kelly Cramer and Joey Buchanan resided here in the Buchanan Compound until their return to Llanview in 2010. At the end of the summer 2011, the couple reunited and returned to London.
  • Zane Buchanan
    attends a boarding school here.
  • Cord Roberts and his wife Tina Lord also reside and work in London.
  • Nevel, butler
    Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe
    's cousin, also serves for the Buchanan's in their London compound.
  • Place where Téa Delgado was abandoned by Todd Manning
  • Danielle Rayburn
    in Tahiti for 15 years.
  • Ross Rayburn resided here after returning from the dead and revealing to Danielle that Todd Manning is her biological father until his real death in 2010 when he was shot by his brother Elijah Clarke in Llanview, and drowned to death in the Llantano River at the docks.
  • Blair Cramer and Elijah Clarke were married here on August 30th, 2010. Later, Elijah was shot by Blair in self-defence after she had found out he had been responsible for several murders.
  • California, United States
  • Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Hometown of
    Evangeline Williamson
    .
  • Evangeline Williamson
    has resided here in the care of her mother, Lisa Williamson, after being lapsed into a coma in 2007. On July 26, 2010, Evangeline died after being taken off life support.
  • Basseterre, Saint Kitts
  • Dr. Greg Evans
    was blackmailed into faking her death and has been taking care of her during this time.
  • Rabat, Morocco
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

References

  1. ^ Later in July 2008 it is established that Talia is the daughter of Carlo Hesser and had been adopted by her Syrian stepfather.
  2. ^ "One Life to Live recap (1/30/09) - Soaps.com".
  3. ^ a b c "One Life to Live recap (5/14/09) - Soaps.com".
  4. ^ January 12, 2012
  5. ^ Apr. 8, 2009
  6. ^ Feb. 11, 2009
  7. ^ Feb. 24, 2010
  8. ^ On April 29, 2013, Cutter states that Rama and Vimal are separated.
  9. ^ Dorian's role in the company was mentioned in the June 3, 2008 episode, during Dorian's takeover of BE.
  10. ^ Web page in the form of a search engine result and map shown in the 23 March 2011 episode entitled "MyFace Search: James Ford" also indicates the diner is between Washington Ave. at Madison Ave.
  11. Dr. Joplin
    's address at Llanview Hospital is noted to be 1421 Plumtree Road, Llanview, Pennsylvania 19100.
  12. ^ From Court Order shown during episode "One For My Baby, and One S'more For The Road", aired 24 November 2008. Note spelling on Court Order was St. Anne's.
  13. ^ From return address shown during episode "Skin and Bones", aired 9 November 2009. The name on the envelope was "Boutet Clinic".
  14. ^ From sign shown during episode "As Close As The Beat Of My Heart", aired 17 June 2009.
  15. ^ From John McBain's business card, shown during the episode aired 15 April 2010.
  16. ^ From filing jacket shown during episode "The Blair Snitch Project", aired 11 Aug 2009.
  17. ^ The 8 April 2009 episode, "Teach Your Children Well", showed this return address on mail addressed to Blair Cramer.
  18. ^ Signage featured in the September 24, 2008 episode.
  19. ^ Signage featured in the February 4, 2010 episode "All On A Wintry Night".

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