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RESIDENCES
Lakeview Hotel And Towers: Lisa and Lily own this five-star (we can only assume) abode. “There must be only one tower,” guesses Park. “It should be Lakeview Suites because every one of them is huge. There are no regular rooms. Jack can’t afford The Lakeview. I don’t know how Craig could afford it. Jack and Carly got married there [the first time] because Carly had the cash, not Jack.”
Fairwinds: This spooky old mansion was first inhabited by Lily and Damian, though James, David, Carly, Barbara and Paul have also lived there. Rosanna and Craig resided there with Lucy most recently. “They brought that piece by piece from England, I’m pretty sure,” says Park. “That gazebo is world-famous.”
Snyder Farm: Emma raised six children on this homestead and still runs it today. “That’s a piece of Americana right there. Orson the frog lives in the pond. Emma loves her bull in the barn. I mean, come on!” chuckles Park. “Some of the most famous lines on AS THE WORLD TURNS have been spoken at the farm: [Imitating] ‘My name’s Holden. I’m Mrs. Walsh’s stable boy.’ ” Hastings sees it differently: “The smell of manure over there keeps Bob away.”
Lily’s House: Kasnoff Construction took a laughably long time to complete work on this large, patrician home in 1996-97. More importantly, “I want to know who does her flowers,” wonders Park. “Who brings them in every day? She must keep her florists in business. I’m thinking that Luke might grow up to be a florist with all the arrangements he has seen in his lifetime.”
The Penthouse: Technically part of Palm Court Apartments (who knew?), this penthouse has a spectacular view of some serious skyscrapers (Lakeview Towers, perhaps?) in our relatively small town. Jake and Molly lived here until his death, when she sold it to Rosanna, though Paul actually lives there now. Fun fact: The set is still called “Jake’s Apartment.”
Jack’s House: Actually, the Kasnoff family grew up in the house that Jack and Carly now call home in the working-class enclave of Milltown. “It’s not in Oakdale; I think that’s the beauty of it,” says Park. “I can’t believe that Jack still lives there, especially because Mike Kasnoff’s back in town. Think about what happened there: It has so much bad luck in it. Jack was raped [by Julia] there! All bad vibes for Jack. They tried to renovate it by putting all that oak in and making it look kind of mission-style; that was nice and all, but you have to burn that place down and start anew.”
Frasier Cottage: Katie and Simon rescued this enchanted love nest from the forest flora, but it is still notorious for construction problems. “I don’t know how Simon actually fit in that living room! It’s tiny,” laughs Park. “You can’t have more than three people in that living room. You’d never be able to entertain there. They’re going to have to knock down a wall.”
Kim And Bob’s House: Chris and Alison are living there now, and Nancy still lives over the garage. “Well, it is Kim’s house. There’s no set that says anything about Bob,” complains Hastings. “It’s Kim’s living room. Kim’s bedroom. Kim’s husband’s office, I think it would say. Bob just drifts around. We see a lot of the kitchen, but Bob doesn’t eat much. Kim is never home. You don’t really see the living room. There used to be a den. I don’t know what happened to that.”
Lucinda’s Estate: These days, you mostly just see the library (with its maddeningly consistent stack of books, topped by one on the works of Goya), but La Walsh also has a pool house and a guesthouse (where Mike lives). The brothers Kasnoff, in another construction job, inadvertently walled Lucinda and Holden up in the old wine cellar in 1997. Fun fact: That’s usually real junk mail that people are sifting through in the bowl.
The Munson House: “You just see the kitchen — that’s all anybody has,” sighs Hastings of Emily and Hal’s home, which has French doors to a courtyard and a handy set of backstairs.
Tom And Margo’s House: Again, it’s a kitchen, along with a small family room and backstairs. But back in the late ’90s, Tom and Margo’s main living room, with fireplace and front door, were well-trafficked.
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