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Genoa City, Wisconsin is the fictional 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.

Overview

Genoa City is a fictional 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.

Economy

The internationally known Jabot Cosmetics is famous for their colognes and perfumes, with "Ashley" being one of their best sellers and their Glo by Jabot ad campaign was nationally recognized for incorporating local teens in a summer long campaign a la "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 is another powerhouse conglomerate. You'll also find the home office of Fenmore's Department Stores, headed by the Founders daughter Lauren Fenmore Baldwin in Genoa City.

Tourism

Genoa City also boasts 4 star hotels such as the Genoa City Hotel and the Genoa City Athletic Club which is a hotel/athletic club/restaurant. Near by to the Athletic Club you will find the most popular coffee shop in town, Crimson Lights.

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 Foster Abbott. 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 enjoy stables and horses and plenty of pastures for riding.

Education

Education is a big thing in the City and it includes 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 and then there's the local college, Genoa City University also known simply as GCU.

Crime

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. Some crimes have never been solved and just been dropped.

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 2007 there was a major incident at the Clear Springs project that involved the collapse of a major underground parking structure and the casino, that killed one person and injured many. Currently there are outstanding lawsuits surrounding this issue and Victor Newman's drilling company.

Notable Families

Current Families

  • The Abbott Family
  • The Ashby Family
  • The Baldwin Family
  • The Bardwell Family
  • The Browning Family
  • The Chancellor Family
  • The Collins Family
  • The Fenmore Family
  • The Fisher Family
  • The Foster Family
  • The Hamilton Family
  • The Hawkes Family
  • The Hellstrom Family
  • The Murphy Family
  • The Newman Family
  • The Reed Family
  • The Romalotti Family
  • The Valentine Family
  • The Williams Family
  • The Winters Family

Families of the Past

  • The Andrews Family
  • The Anthony Family
  • The Brooks Family
  • The Bancroft Family
  • The Becker Family
  • The Blair Family
  • The Brana Family
  • The Carlton Family
  • The Carter Family
  • The Collins Family
  • The Curtis Family
  • The Dennison Family
  • The Evans Family
  • The Foster Family
  • The Guittierez Family
  • The Harding Family
  • The Hastings Family
  • The Henderson Family
  • The Hodges Family
  • The Moore Family
  • The Jackson Family
  • The Laurence Family
  • The Prentiss Family
  • The Reynolds Family
  • The Rawlins Family
  • The Roulland Family
  • The Stevens Family

Genoa City locations

Hotels/Motels

  • Genoa City Athletic Club
  • Genoa City Hotel - 1100 East Chestnut
  • Genoa Towers - 1500 Ashland
  • Motor Arms Motel
  • Fleabag Motel

Restaurants

  • Colonnade Room - 350 East Chestnut
  • The Embers - 1100 East Chestnut
  • Gina's Place - 216 Summit (destroyed by fire)
  • Genoa City Athletic Club Restaurant (General Manager: Gina Roma)
  • Allegro's - 216 Summit
  • Jonas's Bar - 216 Summit
  • Roulland - 216 Summit

Coffee Houses

Bars/Clubs

Businesses

The Clear Springs Project

  • A Planned Casino (Owned by Jack Abbott)
  • NVP Retreats (Owned by Nicole Reed Newman)
  • Fenmore's Department Stores (Owned by Lauren Fenmore Baldwin)
  • Chancellor Industries Construction Company (headed up by Cane Ashby)
  • Clear Springs Property Development (headed up by Phyllis Summers Newman)
  • Newman Enterprises (partner in NVP Retreats)
  • The Clear Springs Facility was destroyed by a collapse in 2007 before it could be completed.

Retail

Medical

Education

  • Genoa City Elementary
  • Walnut Grove Academy
  • Genoa City High School
  • Genoa City University

Churches

  • Church Of The Sacred Heart - 4458 East Chestnut

Legal/Law Enforcement

  • Genoa City Police Department
  • Legal Aid - 75 Market Street
  • John Silva - Wilton Building, Suite 308
  • District Attorney's Office - Owen Pomerantz, District Attorney, Heather Stevens, Assistant District Attorney
  • Baldwin, Blair & Associates Law Firm
  • Whitman, Walker and Wilson Law Firm
    • Sherman Whitman, Senior Partner
  • Paul Williams Investigations - (Owned and Operated by Paul Williams)

Prison

Media

  • The Genoa City Chronicle
  • Restless Style Magazine
  • Sophisticate Magazine
  • World Inquisitor

Foundations

  • The Abbott Foundation
  • The Cassie's Challenge Foundation
  • The Chancellor Foundation (Chaired by Brock Reynolds)
  • The Marksagloria Foundation
  • The Newman Foundation

Airlines

  • Genoa City Airlines
  • TransGlobal Airlines

Genoa City Residences

  • Estates
  • Houses
  • Trailers
  • Apartments
  • Penthouses
  • Hotels/Motels

References

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