5 hours ago, j swift said:

Watching the new intro gave me flashbacks to the sets of the 1980s and I was hoping that someone with expert recall could fill in some of the missing pieces.

IIRC Paul had his offices (with the slanted window) in the same building as Victor Newman.  I don't remember them referencing Newman Towers at the time, in fact, I have a vague memory that George Rawlins developed the building for Ra-Tech, and Paul moved in when he consulted on security for George. 

Jabot was across the street in another highrise

Then there was the building with Top of the Towers (or maybe that was at the penthouse floor of Victor's building?)

And finally, there was the highrise condo building where Victor lived with Leanna, and Jill moved there after her divorce from John.

All of which is to say that Genoa City had a limited number of high-rise buildings in the 1980s and did not resemble the bustling metropolis shown in the most recent version of the opening - correct?

 

I'm pretty sure Paul mentioned Newman Towers for the new offices and yes it had Penthouse apartments there as well. Nikki and Jack meet in one and Victor spies on them in 1987

Jabot was in its own building and I don't remember any other company being mentioned there

Victor and Leanna, I thought also lived in Newman but maybe not. I don't remember Jill living in the same condo building as Victor. After her 1986 divorce she was in the Genoa City Hotel Penthouse and I thought she pretty much moved in with Keith after her second divorce, which is why when kay ruined that relationship Jill forced her to let her move in as she had no home to go to.

Did Jill have another residence after her second divorce? I don't remember that

 

8 hours ago, j swift said:

Watching the new intro gave me flashbacks to the sets of the 1980s and I was hoping that someone with expert recall could fill in some of the missing pieces.

IIRC Paul had his offices (with the slanted window) in the same building as Victor Newman.  I don't remember them referencing Newman Towers at the time, in fact, I have a vague memory that George Rawlins developed the building for Ra-Tech, and Paul moved in when he consulted on security for George. 

Jabot was across the street in another highrise

Then there was the building with Top of the Towers (or maybe that was at the penthouse floor of Victor's building?)

And finally, there was the highrise condo building where Victor lived with Leanna, and Jill moved there after her divorce from John.

All of which is to say that Genoa City had a limited number of high-rise buildings in the 1980s and did not resemble the bustling metropolis shown in the most recent version of the opening - correct?

 

I sure don't pretend to have expert recall, lol.  

In the first episode, Sally McGuire famously said, "Kind of a drag, isn't it.  Being stuck in a place like Genoa City.  God, I feel so restless."  In the same episode, the truck driver told Brad Eliot, "Genoa City -- nice-sized town, but I prefer St. Paul.  That's where the family is."    

We were given the idea from Day One that Genoa City was a fairly *small* to *mid-sized* Midwestern metropolis, not nearly as big as a Chicago or even a Detroit or Minneapolis.  

In the early 1990s, Victor Newman advised Hope Wilson that Genoa City was comparable to Wichita, Kansas -- population about 400,000 in 1990, with a metro population of around 500,000.  

The high-rises that I remember being featured from early on were the Genoa City Hotel and Genoa Towers.  There was a restaurant called "The Embers" in one of them (Genoa Towers, I believe).

Lorie Brooks moved into a penthouse, circa 1978, which was located at 247 East Chestnut.  Lorie's unit was #2500, indicating her apartment was on the 25th floor.  Vanessa Prentiss jumped to her death from the balcony in 1981.  During Lorie's trial, they gave the address about a zillion times -- "247 East Chestnut #2500".  This was an inside joke of Bill Bell's, because his co-writer, Kay Alden, resided in real-life at 247 East Chestnut #2500 in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago. 

From Lorie's balcony, we could see a cluster of several high-rises -- not a Chicago by any stretch of the imagination, but more a Wichita.  

Jabot's corporate offices were on 4th Street.  The "corporate suites" were on the 12th floor, indicating the building was likely 12 stories. 

Kevin Bancroft, an architect, was hired to design a new high-rise (Newman Towers) in 1981.  Much ado was made about Newman Towers being 35 stories, among the tallest in the city.  The address given for Newman Towers was 7800 Melrose, another Bill Bell inside joke -- Y&R was recorded at 7800 Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles. 

Paul moved his office into Newman Towers to "upgrade his image".  As someone mentioned, Nikki took an apartment in Newman Towers to "have a place in town to spend the night" when she "didn't feel like driving back to the ranch"; instead, her apartment became a love nest with Jack Abbott. 

Victor and Diane, during their marriage, lived on the top floor of Newman Towers. 

The show did a few remotes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, back in the 1980s and early 1990s.  Evidently the production staff felt Pittsburgh mirrored what we were seeing on-screen -- cold and snowy, good-sized Rust Belt metropolis.  I believe Pittsburgh's population was around 500,000 at the time, comparable to the "Wichita-sized city" Victor described to Hope.  

In the early 2000s, there were some "establishing shots" filmed around Charlotte, North Carolina.   Not sure why they selected Charlotte over Pittsburgh.  Probably figured found a couple of buildings there on which "Newman Towers" and "Jabot Cosmetics" could be airbrushed easily.  

Well, I mean, maybe in the space of 50 years Genoa City grew and gentrified into a huge metropolitan city! Thanks to the Newman Enterprise wealth lol

Does anyone know Veronica Redd's debut airdate as Mamie Johnson?

7 minutes ago, Bright Eyes said:

Does anyone know Veronica Redd's debut airdate as Mamie Johnson?

I've seen it as May 16, 1990.

6 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

I've seen it as May 16, 1990.

The same day as Shelia ... that's wild. Thanks.

8 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

I've seen it as May 16, 1990.

Yep... we know Marguerite Ray appears 5/9/90 and Veronica on 5/16/90... possible Veronica debuted on 5/10, 5/11, 5/14, or 5/15.

15 minutes ago, yrfan1983 said:

Yep... we know Marguerite Ray appears 5/9/90 and Veronica on 5/16/90... possible Veronica debuted on 5/10, 5/11, 5/14, or 5/15.

They do seem to announce it more then once when a recast comes in. I think they did that for Brenda Dickson upon her 1983 return based on the vault clips. 

They did That Fun Video about Who Is Victor's Favorite Child, That Was What Came To My Mind

 

Janice Lynde, John McCook and Jaime Lyn Bauer Interview - Y&R 50th Anniversary Party

 

 

I keep reading about the cast opening a 25 year old time capsule. This was the only footage I could find:

 

I've seen more content about the time capsule on TikTok from the CBS Daytime account.

I wonder if it is also an opportune time to dig it up before the new owners of Television City force them to move like Price is Right.

4 hours ago, BoldRestless said:

Janice Lynde, John McCook and Jaime Lyn Bauer Interview - Y&R 50th Anniversary Party

 

 

Oh my gosh, thanks… the affection with these three ❤️🥰❤️ They almost seem drunk but perhaps they’re just so comfortable with each other

4 hours ago, BoldRestless said:

Janice Lynde, John McCook and Jaime Lyn Bauer Interview - Y&R 50th Anniversary Party

 

 

So fun to see those 3 together!!  It's interesting because I do think Victoria's Leslie played most of the Lorie/Lance/Leslie triangle, but It's fun to see them all reminiscing! JLB especially looks great! 

2 minutes ago, yrfan1983 said:

Oh my gosh, thanks… the affection with these three ❤️🥰❤️ They almost seem drunk but perhaps they’re just so comfortable with each other

To think the three of them haven't worked together in 46 years.