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

Contents 1 Location 2 Size 3 Prominent Establishments 4 Fashion in Oakdale 5 Residential 6 Public Offices 7 See also

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.

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.

• The Lakeview is A luxury hotel which also houses a bar, restaurant, and boutique. Current residents include 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. In 2007, Henry Coleman and Vienna Hyatt became its co-owners when Henry won it in a hand of poker.

• 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 the Happy Feet Dance Studio where Faith Snyder takes lessons, a bookstore where Will Munson works, a jewelry store, an ice cream parlor, and a restaurant called The Black Duck.

• 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, Elwood Hoffman, Luke Snyder, Maddie Coleman and Noah Mayer.

• 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 Mall.

• The Mona Lisa is a restaurant owned by Lisa Grimaldi; still exists in theory but has not been seen or mentioned since February 2002 until November 2007 when Dusty and Lily danced.

• Yo's is a club that was shone in 2007.

• Walsh Enterprises

• The Plakka is a restaurant owned by Nikolas "Nick" Andropoulos

Stalling Mine

McColl factory

Andropoulos Construction

Stalling Construction

Wade Bookshop

• 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.

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.

Fairwinds, a mansion owned by Rosanna Cabot and Paul Ryan.

Luther's Corners, where Emma Snyder's farm and pond are located. Brad Snyder, Jack Snyder, Parker Munson, J. J. Larrabee, and Sage Snyder are among the current farm residents. Originally stated to be 11 miles outside of Oakdale, now seemingly closer.

Milltown, outside of Oakdale, 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.

Many Oakdale citizens take up residence at the Lakeview.

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.

• As the World Turns

Fictional Cities in Daytime American Soap Operas v • d • e

ABC Universe Pine Valley, Pennsylvania (All My Children) | Llanview, Pennsylvania (One Life to Live) | Port Charles, New York (General Hospital / Port Charles) Corinth, Pennsylvania (Loving) | New York City, New York (The City) | Collinsport, Maine (Dark Shadows)

CBS Universe Genoa City, Wisconsin (The Young & the Restless) | Springfield (Guiding Light) Los Angeles, California (The Bold & the Beautiful) | Oakdale, Illinois (As the World Turns)

NBC Universe Salem (Days of our Lives) Bay City, Illinois (Another World)

The 101 Universe Harmony (Passions)

Fictional Cities in Primetime American Soap Operas

ABC Universe Port Charles, New York (Night Shift)

CBS Universe Chicago, Illinois (Our Private World)

NBC Universe Bay City, Illinois (Summer Desire)

Notes: All ABC Soaps (except Dark Shadows) share the same universe continuity, having many characters sporadically appear in more then one show. All CBS Soaps share the same universe continuity, having a few characters sporadically appear in more then one show. NBC's Another World, Somerset, Texas, and Summer Desire shared the same universe continuity with CBS before being cancelled.

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Characters (current contract cast only)
Snyder Family	Holden Snyder | Lily Walsh Snyder | Luke Snyder | Aaron Snyder | Jack Snyder | Brad Snyder | Meg Snyder
Hughes Family	Bob Hughes | Kim Sullivan Hughes | Chris Hughes | Tom Hughes | Margo Montgomery Hughes | Nancy Hughes
Ryan Family	Barbara Ryan | Paul Ryan | Will Munson | Gwen Norbeck Munson
Other	Henry Coleman | Lisa Grimaldi | Lucinda Walsh | Dusty Donovan | Emily Stewart | Alison Stewart | Carly Tenney | Craig Montgomery | Katie Peretti | Rosanna Cabot | Noah Mayer
Important crew
Creator Irna Phillips Executive Producer: Christopher Goutman Head Writer: Jean Passanante
Related topics
InTurn | Oakdale | Daytime Emmy Award
History
1956 – 1959 • 1960 – 1969 • 1970 – 1979 • 1980 – 1989 • 1990 – 1999 • 2000 – Present
Related websites
CBS Official website • Procter & Gamble • P&G ATWT Official Website