Five fictional towns based in Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — Many television shows and books, from crime dramas to soap operas have fictional towns in many states. Pennsylvania is home to many of the...
(WHTM) — Many television shows and books, from crime dramas to soap operas have fictional towns in many states. Pennsylvania is home to many of these 'alternate universe' towns. Below is a list of some of the towns that have been based in Pennsylvania, with their respective shows and books. Llanview: One Life to Live Llanview, which was where most of the soap opera takes place, is to be a suburb of Philadelphia. Some say that it was modeled after the Chestnut Hill section of the city. During the opening credits of the 1980s, Harrisburg can be seen in the opening location shots.