OAKDALE (AS THE WORLD TURNS)

'Oakdale' is the setting of the television soap opera ''As the World Turns''.

Contents

Location

Size

Prominent Establishments

Fashion in Oakdale

Residential

Public Offices

See also

Location

For many years, the writers have been firm on placing the city in the state of Illinois. By all indications, the city is unrelated to a real Oakdale, Illinois. However, show creator Irna Phillips may have modeled her fictional hamlet after this city, due to the small size of both entities. A 2006 episode revealed Oakdale to be in the exact spot of Peoria. However, Peoria is also mentioned as being a real city on the show. In 2007, Oakdale was paradoxically stated as being in Lee County, Illinois.

Size

Though Oakdale is usually depicted as a fairly small town, it nonetheless is apparently large enough to have its own airport, a television station, a luxury hotel, three major newspapers, and a university, and its hospital is renowned enough to have attracted a number of world-class physicians and surgeons over the years.
In a 1960 episode of ''As the World Turns'' recently shown at The World of Soap Themes, several small skyscrapers could be seen through the window of Chris Hughes' law office, thus suggesting that at least as far back as that decade, Oakdale was a large enough place to have some sort of commercial district. The same view can be seen from a suite in the Lakeview Hotel.

Prominent Establishments

★ 'The Lakeview' is A luxury hotel which also houses a bar, restaurant, and boutique. Current residents include Maddie Coleman, Henry Coleman, Vienna Hyatt, Dusty Donovan, Paul Ryan, and Barbara Ryan. It is owned by Lisa Grimaldi and Lily Snyder and current employees include Gwen Munson, Aaron Snyder, and Sofie Duran.

★ 'Al's Diner' is a cheap burger joint located across from the Oakdale Police Department. Current employees include Alison Stewart.

★ 'Worldwide/Montgomery Enterprises' is Lucinda Walsh's former large, publicly-traded company, headquartered in Oakdale -- now owned by Meg Montgomery since July 2007.

★ 'WOAK-TV' is the local television station was owned by Kim Hughes and Lily Snyder for years, until Lily sold her portion of the station in 2005 to B.J. Green. Currently Kim Hughes, Katie Peretti, Brad Snyder, Maddie Coleman, Luke Snyder, and Noah Mayer work here.

★ 'Old Town' is a collection of shops including a dance studio where Faith Snyder takes lessons, a bookstore where Will Munson works, a jewelry store, and an ice cream parlor.

★ '''The Intruder''' is a tabloid owned by Dusty Donovan and Emily Stewart.

★ 'Oakdale Memorial' is the local hospital with current chief of staff Dr. Bob Hughes and Dr. Susan Stewart on duty.

★ 'Oakdale Police Department' is the local police force headquarters with Lieutenant Margo Hughes, Detective Jack Snyder, and Officer Dallas Griffin.

★ 'The Groves Country Club' is where Oakdale's elite gather.

★ 'Crash' is a local teen hangout; part of the club is formerly Mabel’s Red Hots. Gil Penn is the club's current deejay. Gwen Munson occasionally sings here.

★ 'Luther's Corner's Church' is where many special events occur; most recently the wedding Craig Montgomery and Meg Montgomery

★ 'Oakdale Latin' is a private high school for Oakdale's teens.

★ 'Oakdale University' is an institution of higher education in Oakdale; includes on-campus dorm rooms. Current students include Gwen Munson, Will Munson, and Elwood Hoffman.

★ 'Java' is the local coffeehouse.

★ '''The City Times''' is a newspaper owned by Lucinda Walsh.

★ 'Barbara Ryan Originals' (BRO) is a fashion line owned by Barbara Ryan until bought by Craig Montgomery through blackmail.

★ 'Fashions, Ltd.' is a boutique owned by Lisa Grimaldi; located in the Lakeview.

★ 'The Mona Lisa' is a restaurant owned by Lisa Grimaldi; still exists in theory but has not been seen or mentioned since February 2002.

★ 'Oakdale International Airport' is the airport that everybody comes and goes from; previous destinations include San Francisco, Montega, Malta, Montana, Seattle, The Dominican Republic, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Bermuda, etc.

Fashion in Oakdale

Since the 1980s, Oakdale has had strong ties to the fashion industry, as designer Barbara Ryan headquartered her BRO line there. (Her daughter Jennifer Munson Donovan was also a designer for Street Jeans, part of Worldwide, before she died in July 2006.) Ryan's designs were showcased at Fashions, which she and Lisa Grimaldi founded in 1985 (Grimaldi is now the sole owner). Carly Tenney, another fairly well-known designer, also resides in Oakdale.

Residential

The largest private residence in town is Fairwinds, which has had various owners over the years, and is currently owned by Rosanna Cabot and also houses her companion Paul Ryan.
A few miles from town is rural Luther's Corners, where Emma Snyder's farm and pond are located. Craig Montgomery, Meg Montgomery, Brad Snyder, Jack Snyder, Parker Munson, J.J. Larrabee, and Sage Snyder. Also just outside of Oakdale is Milltown, where Carly Tenney currently lives.
Katie Peretti's cottage is located in a rural area of Oakdale.
Tom & Margo Hughes, Bob & Kim Hughes, Holden & Lily Snyder, Susan Stewart and Lucinda Walsh also have homes in Oakdale. Several residents have stayed in Lucinda's guest house which is currently occupied by Will & Gwen Munson.
Many Oakdale citizens take up residence at the Lakeview.

Public Offices

Until recently, Tom Hughes was the town's district attorney. (Jessica Griffin and T. Marshall Travers have also served as D.A. in the past.) Hal Munson served as Oakdale's chief of detectives from the mid-1990s until his death in October 2006. Margo Hughes was sworn in as Oakdale's new chief of detectives in February 2007.
Oakdale's current mayor is female Mayor Winson, who was seen in February 2007.

See also

★ ''As the World Turns''