Port Charles, New York is the fictional setting of the ABC soap opera General Hospital and its two spin-offs, General Hospital: Night Shift and Port Charles. It's suburb, Queens Point, was the setting for GH's original spin-off, The Young Marrieds.
Location
Port Charles is a fictional small to midsized city located in Western New York, part of the fictional Eerie County, most likely on the shores of Lake Ontario between the Buffalo-Niagara Falls and Rochester areas, or possibly north of Buffalo situated on the Niagara River. In 1993, the producers of General Hospital filmed several exterior locations in and around the Western, New York area - including Letchworth State Park, and the village of Perry, New York. Aerial photos of Port Charles occasionally shown on the air are actually shots of the skyline of downtown Rochester.
Within the fictional universe of General Hospital, the city of Port Charles co-exists with the real cities of Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Rochester. Events in the series indicate that Port Charles' is located relatively close to all of these locations, however it is depicted as a city which would constitute a separate metro area. During several episodes aired in 1996, the characters of Laura Spencer and Stefan Cassadine traveled to a house in Rochester to find Laura's long presumed dead mother Lesley Webber. The episodes in which this occurred suggested that Port Charles was a short driving distance from Rochester, though no actual distance was given. However, when Luke and Laura Spencer returned to General Hospital, they made a dramatic entrance at Niagara Falls.
To be separate from but proximate to both Rochester and Buffalo, and located on a body of water (as the "Port" in the name would indicate), Port Charles would likely be located on Lake Ontario north of the city of Batavia and east of similar small cities of Appleton and Somerset. A probable geographical location could be Lakeside, Waterport, New York for comparison.
This probable location would give the relative distance to popular neighborhood of Bensonhurst, New York, a six hour drive. Llanview and Pine Valley being parts or suburbs of Philadelphia are approximate also six hours apart. Bensonhurt, NY and Llanview/Pine Valley are approximate an hour and forty-five minutes from each other. Corinth, Pennsylvania (the setting of the cancelled soap Loving) was visited in a 2013 storyline involving Luke Spencer trying to find a cure for his radiation poisoning.
History
When the series first began, General Hospital was set in an unnamed city or town somewhere in the United States of America. Between 1964 and 1966, Queens Point, the setting of the short-lived soap opera, The Young Marrieds, was considered to be a suburb of the same (then still unnamed) city that General Hospital was set in (this was part of a plan to feature regular crossovers between the two shows which never materialized due to the cancellation of The Young Marrieds). It wasn't until 1977 that the General Hospital's setting was finally established as being in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York.
Onscreen, Port Charles has had somewhat of an eclectic history. A 1993 storyline saw Lucky Spencer hiding out in catacombs while hiding from Frank Smith. As a result it was revealed that after the city was first settled, an extensive catacomb system was built beneath the city. The catacombs were again referenced in 1997 when Sonny Corinthos and Brenda Barrett were trapped there. The catacombes were run under the Asian Quarter of the city in a 1985 storyline where Frisco Jones, Sean Donely and Suki were hiding from evil mastermind Wu.
In 2003, an episode of General Hospital depicted the recollections of an elderly woman (played by Gloria Stewart), whose mobster husband ran a speakeasy during the prohibition era, thus establishing that the mob has long had ties to the city. Racial discrimination has unfortunately played a part in the history of Port Charles. A 1985 storyline revealed that at some point in the city's history, a large ghetto area known as the Asian Quarter was built in order to house the city's Asian population, while a 1994 storyline revealed that one of the city's first African-American council members, Bradley Ward faced opposition from his white counterparts in the 1970s and was later murdered. This storyline also made references to people being refused housing and bank loans on account of race.
Port Charles suffered a hurricane in 1977, but quickly recovered from both that and the Lassa Fever epidemic that followed less than two years later, thus beginning a long tradition of disasters that have plagued the city right up to the modern day. During this time, Mob storylines began being incorporated into the show. In 1979, residents became concerned that Port Charles was being taken over by organized crime. Mob leader Frank Smith was arrested in 1980, thanks to the efforts of Luke and Laura Spencer.
In 1981, Luke and Laura saved the city from being frozen over by Mikkos Cassadine's weather machine. Luke and Laura were hailed as heroes and their wedding was the social event of the year. Robert Scorpio was quickly appointed as police commissioner. Luke ran and won for mayor, but resigned less than two months later after growing tired of the office.
In 1985, Robert Scorpio, along with Frisco Jones, Felicia Scorpio-Jones, and Sean Donely helped bust an extortion ring that was operating within the city's Asian Quarter. Soon afterwards, Robert left town, and his ex-wife Anna Devane was appointed as the new police commissioner in his place. In a storyline twist, the seemingly honest Police chief Bert Ramsey was apparently so embittered at being passed over for promotion in favor of Anna that he became a dirty cop and began operating a money laundering scam known as Operation Tumble Dry. Thanks to the efforts of Anna and a newly returned Robert, the money laundering scam was busted.
Soon, another crime family, the Jeromes, began to infiltrate the city of Port Charles but by the early 1990s, the influence of the Jeromes had somewhat faded due to the efforts of Robert and Anna. In 1992, Anna and Robert were presumed dead in an explosion. Luke and Laura returned to town, and the Smith Mob began to regroup and once again terrorized the citizens of Port Charles. However, Frank Smith was killed and a much more benevolent crime boss in the form of Sonny Corinthos took over organized crime in the city.
Environmental issues also became a concern as some of the residents of Port Charles formed the Greenbelts organization and protested against the arrival of the S.S Tracy, a ship carrying toxic materials that later sank in the Port Charles Harbor, nearly causing an environmental catastrophe. In 1994, Justus Ward and Laura Spencer led protests against a planned incinerator that was to be located in close proximity to the cities' predominantly ethnic neighborhoods. They were successful in stopping the project despite threats to Laura's life and that of her family.
In 1996, the Cassadine family returned to Port Charles as the main nemesis of the Spencers for a second time. Soon, Port Charles was on the brink of financial disaster when the city's biggest employer, the local hospital, went bankrupt. The hospital (and indirectly the town) was saved from considerable financial ruin at the last minute by a considerable financial investment from Stefan Cassadine, son of Mikkos. Luke claimed that Stefan only wished to continue the nefarious deeds carried out by his father and had in fact been behind the hospital's bankruptcy so he could perform a swift takeover in order to establish himself as a pillar of the community, though not many people believed Luke at the time. Stefan died in disgrace years later.
In the mid-1990's and as of now, crime has been growing in Port Charles since Sonny Corinthos took over. This includes a serial killer, who had 15 victims, killing 4 out of the 15, including a Quartermaine and a Jones-Scorpio. In late 2008, the Russian mob invaded Port Charles, setting fire to free clinic, attacking Maxie Jones, kidnapping Jake Spencer, among other things. In late 2010, superstar Brenda Barrett returned to Port Charles bringing much violence to Port Charles.
In the 21st century, Port Charles would be hit by a number of disasters, including the Port Charles Hotel completely gutted by fire, a two-way train wreck, a hospital quarantine after a mutant strain of encephalitis spread through the town, Metro Court Hotel being taken hostage, and Anthony Zacchara terrorizing residents at Nikolas Cassadine's Black and White Ball, a Hospital fire closing GH for four months, a deadly carnival, and an earthquake caused through underground drillings that damaged most of Charles street.
Elements
Cassadine Industries
This wealthy, international conglomerate was founded by the Cassadines in the late 70's as a front to cover for their dirty dealings. But the business took off, being controlled by Mikkos Cassadine, Stavros Cassadine, Helena Cassadine, and Nikolas Cassadine among others. Nikolas is currently in charge of the business. It is planned that when he becomes of age, Spencer Cassadine will take over. In December 2005, a single Cassadine Industries account was estimated to be worth $15 million at the time. As of May 2009, Cassadine Industries was estimated to be worth over $20 billion dollars.
The Courthouse
The Port Charles City/County Courthouse is located in the heart of downtown, apparently very close to the PCPD. It consists of courtrooms and offices, which house officials such as Alexis Davis and Scott Baldwin, the District Attorney and Special Prosecutor. In 1998, Carly Corinthos Jacks shot Tony Jones in open court. Faith Rosco was shot and killed here by a sniper in 2005. Jason Morgan and Amelia Joffe came under fire outside of the building in 2007. In 2012, Todd Manning pulled a gun on Sonny Corinthos, only to be stopped by John McBain. It has been the sight of many life changing court battles, including in 2012 when Maxie Jones was sentenced to 20 years (though she is later released after new evidence points to Matt Hunter).
Crimson magazine
- Main article: Crimson Magazine
Crimson is a fashion magazine run by Connie Falconeri. Jasper Jacks helped Kate get the magazine off the ground by becoming a major investor. Kate hired Maxie Jones as her first assistant, and Lulu Spencer as her second assistant. In 2008, Maxie was almost raped here by Logan Hayes, but he saw Lulu watching from Johnny's penthouse (which is formerly the home of Jasper Jacks). Lulu then accidentally killed him, which put her in Shadybrooke Sanitarium. When Kate was shot, Maxie temporarily took over for her as the top dog at the magazine. In December 2008, Kate held a party at the skyline restaurant to commemorate the re-launch of Crimson under Kate's name. During the party, after giving Carly the same dress that Kate had on, Lulu and Maxie were almost fired. But due to Jax having controlling interest, he prevented the event from taking place. In May 2009, it was revealed that new designs from Crimson were being leaked to Couture, Kate's former magazine now being run by Giselle May.
After Damian Spinelli investigated closely, Clarice Bennett was fired from Crimson for her betrayal; but on further inspection, the culprit was revealed to be Kate herself. In 2011, Lulu left Crimson, only later to return. In 2012, Maxie left Crimson when she was sentenced to 20 years in jail. Maxie was later released from jail. Kate then left Crimson in 2012 due to a mental illness and being confined to Shadybrooke, but was later released. In June of 2012, Todd Manning bought out Lux Corp., to whom Kate had sold the magazine in 2009. Todd renamed the company Manning Enterprises and owned Crimson magazine. Kate's alternate personality, Connie Zacchara, later forced Todd to give her her job back at Crimson. In December of 2012, T.J. Ashford and Molly Lansing-Davis obtained internships at Crimson in order to investigate Connie for stealing the manuscript of Molly's book, Love in Maine. In March 2013, Todd moved out of Port Charles, and Connie took back control of Crimson.
The Docks/Waterfront
As its name suggests, Port Charles is a major port. The Waterfront district has been under the control of Sonny Corinthos for over a decade, though rival gangs have tried to move in on his territory, such as Lorenzo Alcazar, the Ruiz brothers, and others. Kelly's, a local eatery, is located in this area and the Elm Street Pier is also located here. Majority of the Port Charles waterfront is owned by the Pride-Philips Company, which was given to Courtney Matthews as a thank you from a woman whose life she saved. Courtney later sold Pride-Philips to Lorenzo Alcazar. In 2008, Alexis Davis and Sam McCall are attacked here by the Text Message Killer.
On March 17, 2008, one of the warehouses on the docks, an abandoned cannery, exploded. Sonny met with Claudia Zacchara to return Johnny to her. She arrived, and got on the phone with an ally to try and peace with them and Sonny. Meanwhile, Trevor Lansing and sniper stood on a loft in the warehouse, poised to shoot Claudia. Ric Lansing and Marianna Erosa were in another part of it, trying to cover the dead body of Randy. Carly finally finds Michael, where he confesses to shooting Kate Howard. They began to leave and go home. Meanwhile, a bomb is slowly ticking away. Right as the sniper pulls his trigger, the bomb goes of, and an explosion rips through the building. Everyone survives the event, but Carly miscarries her baby. Soon after the Docks became the site of a fake prescription drug ring headed up by Jerry Jacks. The ring produced placebos that claimed at least one life; a female heart patient. Matt Hunter was the prime suspect, but the extent of his involvement cleared. Andrei Karpov had a cargo ship, Odyssey, docked in the harbor.
When the Russian mob invaded PC in 2008 many things happened here including: Andrei Karpov stabbed Sonny, and threw him into the harbor with weights on his ankles. But just in time, Carly jumped in and saved him. Weeks later, Sonny killed Karpov here. In late December, Sasha Donev was shot and killed by a sniper here. In early January 2009, Jason blew up Sonny's latest cargo shipment. In 2011, Shawn Butler stops a bomb from going off here later Dante Falconeri is shot here.
Elm Street Pier
Elm Street is a poorer district within the city and is located near the Waterfront. It is notable for being the place where one of the city's most famous and flamboyant residents, Luke Spencer, grew up. Luke's sister, Bobbie Spencer, owns a restored brownstone here, which became the residence of several Port Charlesians. Alan Quartermaine and Mike Corbin used this district of Port Charles to meet up with prostitutes while fighting addictions. Maxie Jones was almost raped here after buying hydrocodone for Lucky Spencer. Robert Scorpio was beaten up by Lorenzo Alcazar's enforcers for not revealing the location of Skye Quartermaine, who was pregnant with his child at the time.
The B&N department store is located somewhere in this area. This is also where launch for Spoon Island is located. Many high level Port Charles citizens meet on the Elm St. Pier daily.
ELQ International
- Main article: ELQ International
ELQ International, or Edward Louis Quartermaine International, is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Port Charles. Owned by the wealthy Quartermaines, it is one of the largest businesses in the region. From 1978 until his death in 2012, Edward Quartermaine was the sole owner. It is a rival company with nearby Chandler Enterprises and Buchanan Enterprises.
Extreme Motors
The Floating Rib/Jake's
- Main article: The Floating Rib
The Floating Rib (formerly Jake's) is a popular bar owned and managed by Mac Scorpio. It was originally operated by a lady named Jake (played by Stella Stevens). In 2012, the name of the bar was changed to The Floating Rib after Luke Spencer paid the former manager Coleman Ratcliffe a substantial amount of money in cash because he thought "Jake's" was a reminder to Elizabeth Webber of her son, Jake Spencer, who was presumed dead after Luke drove while drunk a year earlier. It was renamed after the former restaurant in Port Charles that was open in the 1980s.
General Hospital
- Main article: General Hospital (location)
General Hospital is a major employer in the city and is the primary hospital for most Port Charles residents. The address is 6065 Central Avenue.
The exterior shots of the hospital are images of an actual building, the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, located just miles from the show's Los Angeles studio.
Greystone Manor
This is the large estate of Sonny Corinthos and bodyguards Max Giambetti and Milo Giambetti. Not visible from the road, it is guarded by Sonny's men. It has a large terrace, beautiful gardens, and a stately guest house. The large garage stores a Maserati Quattroporte. In 2005, a mobster shot up the mansion's living room with a machine gun while Carly, Sam, Ric and Sonny met inside. In 2007, Kate Howard built her house right next door to Sonny's home. Angry about Kate flying her helicopter over his home, Sonny had Jason Morgan shoot a wire that was attached to her helicopter. It suspended a statue over Kate's house, and was headed to drop it in her garden. After he shot, the statue fell through all three floors of the house, destroying the roof, floors, and walls. Former residents include Carly Jacks, Emily Quartermaine, Sam McCall, Kristina Corinthos, Morgan Corinthos, and Michael Quartermaine. Sonny's private maid and cook is named Marcella. The address is 120 Shoreline Road, and Kate Howard's is 124 Shoreline Road.
Harborview Towers
This is an upper end apartment complex in downtown Port Charles. It has a view of the lake, and can clearly be seen in the Port Charles skyline. It includes Jason and Sam Morgan's penthouse and was the previous residence of Carly Jacks, Damian Spinelli and mob boss Sonny Corinthos. Damian Spinelli's room is "regrettably pink." He stayed in the room that Brenda Barrett lived in while she and Jason were in a marriage of convenience. It is across the hall from the room that was going to be the nursery for Sam McCall's baby, Lila, who was stillborn. Reese Marshall (when dating Sonny) took residence in Sonny's old penthouse. When Reese Marshall was living there, Carly Corinthos broke in and vandalized the entire apartment due to a mental breakdown. Samantha McCall was attacked there by Nico, where Carly helped fight him off. In 2007, Ric Lansing bugged Jason's apartment in order to obtain a guilty plea in the murder or Lorenzo Alcazar. In 2006, a would-be assassin shot a bullet through the window of Jason's apartment. He leaves the bullet hole in the glass to remind him of the choices he's made. In a December 2008 episode, it was indicated that the Metro Court was located directly across from the Harborview Towers. The address is 122 Harbor View Drive.
The Haunted Star
- Main article: The Haunted Star
Kelly's Diner
- Main article: Kelly's
Waterfront diner and boarding house originally owned and operated by Rose Kelly. It is currently co-owned by Luke and Bobbie Spencer.
Lookout Point/Vista Point
The Point, as it's often referred to, is a high vantage point that sits steeply in the woods of Port Charles. It's been the spot of many outings and events in the past. This is where Maxie Jones and Damian Spinelli often go to think. In May 2002, an upset and foggy minded Carly Corinthos drove her car off of one the steep cliffs, causing it to plunge into the lake. In early 2003, Carly pushed Courtney Matthews' car off of the same cliff in order to cover up her involvement in Elizabeth Webber's hit-and-run. In August 2007, Logan Hayes took Lulu Spencer on a picnic date here. In winter 2007, Lorenzo Alcazar kidnapped Lulu, and ordered her exchange to take place at The Point. Hangman's Bridge is located in this general area. In February 2008, Diego Alcazar had planned to hang Sam McCall and Elizabeth Webber off the bridge as a final stand in his role as the Text Message Killer. Right as they arrived, Elizabeth attacked Diego, causing the car to swerve off the bridge and hang there, swaying back and forth. All three lived, but Diego was soon after killed. In December 2008, Johnny Zacchara and Lulu went there to look at the stars. This is when Johnny was almost arrested for lude behavior in November. Lookout Point is located on the same road as Shadybrook Sanitarium, and meets Harbor View Road and Old Bluff Road at a three-way intersection.
Local media
The currently-unnamed parent company of both The Port Charles Press and Crimson Llanview(formerly Manning Enterprises and Lux Corp.) bought out Kate Howard's fashion magazine Crimson in 2009. In June of 2012, Todd Manning bought the company and renamed it Manning Enterprises. Todd also bought out Pres Floyd's newspaper The Port Charles Press and renamed it The Sun. Manning Enterprises also owned a sports publication and two publishing houses. ME also owned a cable television franchise, but in August of 2012, Todd sold it to Jerry Jacks, who approached him using the alias "James Craig." Jerry then took to the airwaves to inform the city that he had poisoned the water supply. Sam Morgan obtained a job as Todd's assistant so that she could secretly investigate his involvement with Heather Webber, but Todd fired her after realizing her scheme. Manning Enterprises was the sister company of Llanview, Pennsylvania-based Lord Enterprises, which Todd co-owns with his sister Victoria Lord. In March 2013, Todd moved back to Llanview; and Kate Howard, now going by "Connie Falconeri," took back control of her magazine Crimson and the paper, now renamed The Port Charles Press. In July of 2013, it was revealed that the new head of the parent company is Derek Wells, which is an alias for mobster Julian Jerome. He soon hired Duke Lavery as his Chief of Staff.
Metro Court Hotel
- Main article: Metro Court Hotel
Pier 52
Pier 52 is a pier that has gone infamous for most of the recent crimes that has happened, it first started off with the Pier 52 shootout, a shootout involving Jason Morgan, Joe Scully, Jr., Bernie Abrahms, and Cesar Faison disguised as Duke Lavery. The next crime to occur at the Pier was when Caleb Morley murders Alison Barrington, Caleb returns to the Pier along with Rafe Kovich, Jr. and Officer Bud Carlson. Caleb stabs Officer Carlson to death and tries to kidnap Rafe but fails. Todd Manning and Heather Webber are hiding out at Pier 52 while waiting for a boat in order to leave Port Charles but before they can, Caleb arrives and stops Heather from leaving with Danny Morgan by choking her by the neck and throwing her into the harbor, Caleb tries to kidnap Danny but Todd stops Caleb and both Todd and Caleb struggle over the stroller. Caleb threatens Todd to leave but Todd refuses and before Caleb can do anything he hears the police sirens and runs off. After Todd is arrested, Caleb goes back to the Pier where he kidnaps both Sam Morgan and Danny. Three people were killed at Pier 52, Bernie Abrahms, Alison Barrington, and Officer Bud Carlson all died at Pier 52.
The Port Charles Press newspaper
The Port Charles Press (formerly The Port Charles Sun and The Port Charles Herald) is a local newspaper in Port Charles. In December of 2011, Pres Floyd bought The Herald and renamed it The Press. In May of 2012, Todd Manning bought it, renamed it again, reformatted it as a tabloid, and moved its offices into the Crimson offices in The Metro Court. Todd also owns a tabloid in Llanview, Pennsylvania by the same name, which he renamed from The Intruder when he bought it in 1995. That tabloid had been founded by his father Victor Lord and inherited by Victor's widow Dorian Lord, from whom Todd bought it. Immediately after starting The Sun, Heather Webber blackmailed Todd into giving her a job as the gossip columnist at the paper, which forced Todd to fire gossip columnist Diane Miller. In March 2013, Todd moved out of Port Charles, and The Sun was reformatted again as a newspaper and returned to its name The Press.
The PCPD
- Main article: Port Charles Police Department
One of the best known organizations in Port Charles is the Port Charles Police Department. It has handled several crimes in the city, but not always well. It has several officers that are informants to the mob, most notably the late Logan Hayes and Cooper Barrett. Current employees include Commissioner Jordan Ashford, Det. Dante Falconeri and Det. Nathan West. The address is 1438 Central Avenue.[1]
Pentonville Penitentiary
This is considered the "state" jail where convicted felons go. The real Pentonville Prison has had few references, the most recent being the summer of 2007. Jason Morgan was on trial for the murder of Lorenzo Alcazar. Former inmates have included Diego Alcazar, for the drugging and rape of women in Port Charles, and Nikolas Cassadine, for the murder of Helena Cassadine, his insane grandmother. She turned up alive, and Nikolas was released. In 2008, Scott Baldwin petitioned the judge to have Johnny Zacchara sent there for Logan Hayes' murder. In 2010, Michael Corinthos went to Pentonville for the murder of Claudia Zacchara and Jason Morgan plead guilty to some Rico violations and had himself sent to Pentonville as well to protect Michael. Matt Hunter is currently serving a 5 year sentence in Pentonville for the murder of Lisa Niles and Johnny Zacchara is serving a 20 year sentence in Pentonville for the murders of Cole Thornhart, Hope Manning, and Anthony Zacchara but he soon when free. Sonny Corinthos was serving time for the murder of A.J. Quartermaine but was free due to a pardon by the governor after saving the governor daughter and a bunch of other people from an attempted bombing at the Haunted Star. Johnny was eventually sent back.
Port Charles Park
The Port Charles park is a popular hangout spot, though can be dangerous at times. Elizabeth Webber was raped here, while Michael and Morgan Corinthos were kidnapped by Faith Rosco, Jake Spencer was kidnapped by Maureen Harper, and Georgie Jones was strangled by the Text Message Killer. Maxie Jones was later attacked and knocked out here in November 2008.
Pozzulo's
Owned by mob boss, Sonny Corinthos and former mob boss, Jason Morgan. Pozullo's is an Italian restaurant located on the west end of Port Charles. It was first frequented by members of the mafia in the 1990s. Local mob boss, Sonny Corinthos previously took his then-wife Carly Corinthos Jacks there in the early 2000s. After the former owner died in 2009, Sonny Corinthos purchased the building and opened an office there.
Quartermaine Mansion
The home of the wealthy Quartermaine family, it also features living quarters for several members of the extended family, including the maid Alice Gunderson and Virginia Cooke, better known as "Cook," the chef. In 1978, Alan Quartermaine bought the mansion for his wife, Monica, she often reminds the family its "her" house when they begin quarreling, which is an often occurrence in the Quartermaine quarters. She has been known to throw them out of "her" house as well. In 1980, Monica and Rick Webber were nearly crushed to death when the attic roof collapsed on them. They were later saved by Alan who set the trap himself. There is also a gatehouse on the property which was home to Ned Ashton and Lois Cerullo for many years. The garage featured luxury vehicles such as a custom vintage Bentley. A rose garden was present in the courtyard which was tended to by Lila Quartermaine until her death. In 2004, a serial killer roamed the mansion and stabbed Sage Alcazar to death in the freezer. In 2005, AJ Quartermaine fell from the staircase and became paralyzed shortly before his presumed "death". Some scenes have taken place in the Quartermaine boathouse, where Lulu Spencer lost her virginity to Dillon Quartermaine. The address is 66 Harbor View Road.
Shadybrook Sanitarium
- Main article: Shadybrook Sanitarium
Shadybrook is a psychiatric facility located in a small country area in Port Charles on the same road as Lookout Point and is the former work place of Lainey Winters and Ewen Keenan. It has been home to many patients, including Carly Corinthos, Tracy Quartermaine, Laura Spencer, Lulu Spencer and Kate Howard.
Wyndemere Castle/Spoon Island
- Main article: Spoon Island
Former elements
- ADZ Warehouses
A chain of warehouses owned by the mafia members in the "Tumble Dry" money laundering scam.
- Asian Quarter
The Asian Quarter is a ghetto district located within Port Charles and is home to a large Asian population. The residents of this part of the city once lived in fear of an extortion ring that dominated the area, but thanks to the efforts of then police commissioner Robert Scorpio, the extortion ring was busted.
- Bamboo Bar
A small bar owned by Wu in the Asian Quarter. Has a secret soundproof room where Robin Scorpio and The Ancient One were being held by Wu's people during the Asian Quarter - Black Pearls storyline.
- Barney's Place
A downtown bar where in 1976, Jeff Webber attempted to commit suicide after finding out his wife, Monica Bard, had been having an affair with his brother, Rick.
- The Campus Disco
This popular establishment was run by Luke Spencer from 1979 - 1980. It closed in 1981 as Disco music went out of style. This is also where Luke Spencer raped his future wife Laura Webber Baldwin.
- The Cellar/Flynn's Club
Located at 324 Wharf Street (beneath Kelly's), Port Charles, NYโ Carly Corinthos, proprietor. Opened February 14, 2003. Rekindled night club created from the remnants of โThe Flynnโs Clubโ, a speakeasy that originally opened New Years Eve 1926. Flynnโs was owned by Catherine Flynn, wife of mobster Marco Flynn and the grandmother of Faith Rosco. It was only open for a few hours because at 12:01 A.M. on opening night, a close friend and associate was killed in the club in a mob hit. Marco retaliated that night, but was arrested. He spent the rest of his life in prison. Catherine never had the heart to reopen, and had it boarded up. On New Year's Eve 2002, Carly and Ric Lansing discovered the speakeasy bricked off in the basement of Kellyโs Diner when they were scouting for a location for her club.
The original owner, Catherine Flynn, who had been living in an apartment across the street, told Carly and Ric the clubโs history when she observed them breaking through the brick wall. Employees have included Courtney Matthews as hostess. In November 2003, Faith Rosco claimed ownership of the club stating that though Kellyโs Diner and The Cellar occupied the same building, they always had split deeds and while Luke and Bobbie Spencer owned Kellyโs, The Cellar was rightfully Faithโs property by way of inheritance from Catherine.
In May 2004, Carly regained control of the club when Justus Ward discovered that Faithโs claim on the property was invalid. Just prior to her hospitalization in Shadybrook in 2005, she closed the club until she was well again. After recovering, she opted to keep The Cellar closed permanently, stating that it took too much time and money to run. In April 2007, Sonny and Jason begin to consider using The Cellar as a place to hide their shipments, as The Cellar was vacant at the time. Sonny and Jason were soon ambushed by Lorenzo Alcazar's hired thugs and Maxie Jones was held hostage and saved by Cooper Barrett.
- Club 101
Elegant night club opened in 2002 by Carly Corinthos with Jasper โJaxโ Jacks. The club was converted from an old abandoned warehouse on the โbad side of townโ under Carlyโs supervision. Jax forced Carly out of the partnership because he believed she was embezzling funds, though she believed it was because of her relationship with Sonny Corinthos. He then brought Skye Chandler Quartermaine in as a partner. Employees have included Courtney Matthews.
- The Croydon Hotel
Low cost hotel that was run in Port Charles during the 80's. Residents include Laura Templeton, and her sister Jakie. It was demolished in the early 90's.
Deception Cosmetics: Former CEO-Laura Spencer; Partner-Carly Corinthos; Former models-Brenda Barrett and Gia Campbell. In 2013, Laura was convinced by Lucy Coe to revive Deception, but Laura only agreed to be her partner if they change the company to be health related, turning the company to a health spa and gym. Lucy also hired Milo to work as a trainer at Deception, which led him to quit his job working for Sonny Corinthos as one of his bodyguards alongside his brother Max Giambetti
- Delafield's
Club owned and operated by classical pianist Katherine Delafield. Katherine regularly performed as well as did Frisco Jones. This same club, previously known as Duke's Club, had belonged to Duke Lavery and was purchased after his presumed death in 1990.
- Donely Shipping
Shipping company once owned by Sean Donely. Formerly managed by Felicia Jones. Former employees include Anna Devane.
- Duke's Club
Run by Duke Lavery and Felicia Jones, this club was a popular hangout for Port Charles residents in the late 1980s. After Duke's death, the club was purchased in 1990 by Katherine Delafield and reopened under the name Delafield's.
- Emily Bowen Quartermaine Clinic
After Emily Quartermaine's death, fiancee Nikolas Cassadine carried on Emily's passion for helping the needy by opening a free clinic in her name. He had it established in it in the warehouse district in a formerly condemned building. Early on, it encountered issues when Mayor Floyd tried to have it shut down. Then came Matt Hunter, with him he brought a counterfeit drug scandal. He bought fake meds from Logan Hayes' employer, switched them with the real ones, and re-sold the true drugs. Nadine Crowell tries to get him to confess and in September 2008, Jerry Jacks set fire to the place in order to cover the illegal drugs and silence a nosy Nadine. Matt, Nikolas, and Nadine were all trapped, but escaped safely. Nadine and Matt were hospitalized, but Nikolas received only minor injuries. It was located on Venice Street, in the warehouse district.
- The Equinox Corporation
Equinox, officially named the Equinox Defense Arms Corporation was a military equipment manufacturer that was first introduced in January 2007. Equinox manufactured the armored suitcase that lead to the Metro Court Hostage crisis in February 2007. In November 2008, Nadine Crowell and Nikolas Cassadine took them on in order to get back her Aunt Raylene's plow patent. In January 2009, an Equinox airborne biotoxin was released into General Hospital, forever garnering the label of failure.
- Fisherman Village
Waterfront development constructed by mobsters in the โTumble Dryโ money laundering scam. Dan Rooney, Commissioner of Waterfront Development, tried to oppose the construction due to the shoddy construction plans, but was silenced in an โaccidentโ arranged by Mr. Big (Co-Police Chief Burt Ramsey).
- The Floating Rib
This restaurant, located across the street from General Hospital, was another popular establishment in the early 1980s. Closed during the late 1980โs. On February 23, 2006, Holly Sutton (not knowing that the restaurant was long out of business) demanded that Luke Spencer and Robert Scorpio meet her outside the restaurant with two million dollars for each vial of antidote for the mutant encephalitis virus that had gripped the city that month. A popular massage parlor is now located on this site.
A research firm that the WSB had contracted with to find a secret antidote to the DVX's lethal germ MOX 36. The research was conducted by Dr. Eric Ingstrom before being abducted by the DVX. Stockholders in this firm included Greta Ingstrom and various Quartermaines.
- Jacks Cosmetics
Jacks Cosmetics: Original founder: Jasper Jacks; Former CEO: Lucy Coe; Other Known Employees: Brenda Barrett (Former Model)
- L&B Records
Record label founded by Lois Cerullo and Brenda Barrett Ned Ashton as Eddie Maines was there main recorder to start. Their next biggest star was Miguel. Co-owned at one time by Sonny Corinthos. In 1996, control was seized from Lois and Brenda in a purchase by Edward Quartermaine. Lois regained control with the help of Jasper Jacks. Investors have included Lorenzo Alcazar. Vocalists have included Juan Santiago, Brook Lynn Ashton, Mary Mae Ward and Sage Alcazar. Employees included Kristina Cassadine as an assistant to Ned, Dillon Quartermaine as video director, and Nikolas Cassadine as public relations representative.
- Luke's Club
This blues club opened by Luke Spencer and Sonny Corinthos in 1995, was a popular place to hangout and socialize during the late 1990s. Mike Corbin was the Maรฎtre'd. In 2018, Ava Jerome revealed that the club burned to the ground around 2003 and the Jerome Gallery was built on the former site.
- Luke's Place
Port Charles' first casino opened by Luke Spencer and D. L. Brock in 1983. This is notable because according to the city charter, only one casino was allowed to operate. After closing the casino when he was elected mayor later that year, he retained the casino rights. Port Charles did not have another casino until he converted his recently reacquired Haunted Star into a casino on December 26, 2003.
- The Oasis
Strip club owned by Coleman where Courtney Matthews secretly worked under the name โDaisyโ to pay for damages caused by her then husband, A.J. Quartermaine. On August 28, 2002, A.J. destroyed the club in an arson fire after he found out about Courtneyโs job.
- The Outback
Popular club once owned and operated by Mac Scorpio. Opened in 1991, Connor Olivera managed the club and worked as a singer. In 1992, Bill Eckert became co-owner. Felicia Jones later bought half ownership of the club, and the two married in 1998, making the club a family business. Employees have included Holly Scorpio, Miguel Morez and Robin Scorpio.
Strip club once owned by Sonny Corinthos. Karen Wexler and Tammy Hansen once worked there as strippers. The club was closed by the PCPD in 1993 for working underage strippers. In 1995, Sonny and Luke Spencer renovate the Paradise Lounge into Luke's Club. The phone number was 555-1081[2].
- The Port Charles Hotel
Elegant hotel that stood at 1420 Quartz Lane. It was purchased by the Quartermaines in 1993, but was burnt to the ground on February 11, 2004. The Metro Court Hotel was built on the cleared site.
- The Recovery Room
Bar & Grill located across the street from General Hospital. Managed by the Scanlon family and Mary Scanlon's husband Victor Collins. Previously managed by Mike Corbin. Popular establishment in the late 1990s.
- Rive Gauche
Posh, upscale Italian restaurant in downtown Port Charles. Johnny Zacchara wanted to take Lulu Spencer here on New Year's Eve 2008.
- Sonny's Coffee Shop
This coffee shop was opened in December 2006 by Sonny Corinthos to serve as a front for his illegal activity. Sonny frequently worked out of an office in the building. Carly Corinthos took over decorating and added a coffee cart. This is where Max Giambetti was demoted to working when he helped Carly. This is where Lorenzo Alcazar had a hit woman hide a gun. Alcazar retrieved the gun, went into Sonny's back office, and held him at gunpoint. Carly walked in and was able to distract Alcazar from shooting Sonny. Sonny took this chance and shot Alcazar in the head. In November 2008, Sasha Donev sent a gang of goons to trash the coffeehouse and torch it. Little did they know, as the coffeehouse burned, Olivia Falconeri was trapped in the back in Sonny's office. Sonny managed to save her, but the building was burnt to the ground.
Nice Chinese restaurant run by Jade Soong. Where friends could meet up, but mostly used by those from the Asian Quarter.
- The Ward House
Orphanage started by Mary Mae Ward, named for her son Bradley, a community leader who had died 20 years earlier. Pediatrician Simone Hardy was a volunteer at the home and introduced Mary Mae to Laura Spencer. In 1996, Laura Spencer purchased and operated the orphanage after Mary Maeโs death. Destroyed in an arson fire started by mobster Damian Smith who wanted the land to build a toxic waste incinerator.
- World Security Bureau
World Security Bureau (WSB) is an Espionage agency and The nemesis of the WSB was the international organization known as the DVX. One of the WSB's most daring and effective agents was Robert Scorpio who traveled incognito as an international financier and well-know bon vivant. During the 1981 season Scorpio tracked down the Ice Princess, a statue/diamond with a secret formula on its base that as Scorpio warned "could cause cataclysmic global problems" if not recovered. On the trail of this huge uncut diamond, WSB agent O'Reilly, an elderly woman, was killed in a shoot out on the docks. Scorpio was helped by Luke and Laura as all three stowed away aboard a yacht to a tropical island that was the base of mad scientist Mikkos Cassadine who wanted exploit the power of the Ice Princess formula to be "Supreme Commander of the World." Mikkos fell to his death in freezing chamber of a machine designed to freeze the world. With the help of Luke, the machine's code (I-C-E-P-R-I-N-C-E-S-S) was cracked, disaster was averted and democracy was restored to the planet. Scorpio became a recurring character on General Hospital.
Port Charles society
The Nurses' Ball
From 1994 - 2001, the Nurses' Ball was the social event of the year in the Port Charles calendar, and is most notable for being a charity event dedicated to raising funds for various HIV/AIDS organizations, both on the show and in reality. The Nurses' Ball was held in the Port Charles Hotel (which burned down in 2004). Notably from 1997 until the last ball in 2001, the Nurses' ball was usually a major crossover where characters from both Port Charles and General Hospital got a chance to interact with one another. A train/bus collision interrupted the 2001 event. The event has since been discontinued. The onscreen reasons for this have not been explained, but it is known that rising expenses and budget cuts in the real world, along with the revamp that was made to Port Charles in 2001 were the reasons why the producers of both General Hospital and Port Charles decided to end the annual event. In 2012, it is explained on screen that The Nurses' Ball was discontinued due to the lack of funding. In 2013, the Nurses' Ball was resurrected again in memory of Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake, who was believed to have died the previous year. The Ball took place in the first week of April during the 50th anniversary celebration of General Hospital and has since continued once a year. General Hospital Pediatric Ward Christmas party |
Residents
- Main article: Hardy family
- Main article: Webber family
- Main article: Quartermaine family
One of the most distinguished families in Port Charles is the Quartermaine family, who moved to the area in 1978 and are best known for ELQ International, founded by Edward Quartermaine. Edward and wife Lila have two children; Alan and Tracy. Tracy has two sons, Dillon Quartermaine and former rock star Ned Ashton. Dr. Alan Quartermaine was the chief of staff at General Hospital for several years before his death in 2007, while his wife Monica is a renowned heart surgeon and is currently chief of staff herself. Alan also had three sons, A.J. with Monica and twin boys; Jason and Andrew with Susan Moore who Monica later adopted herself. In 1996, Alan and Monica adopted their daughter Emily Quartermaine. Emily was eventually killed by a serial killer in 2007.
The Quartermaines have had a long-standing rivalry with Sonny Corinthos that began when Sonny married Carly Roberts, the former wife of A.J. and forced him to give up parental rights to his and Carly's son Michael. A.J is later shot and killed by Sonny himself in 2014. Jason has two children, Jake Spencer and Danny Morgan. Andrew also has one daughter, Emily Morgan. Due to their dysfunctional tendencies, the Quartermaines are comically notorious for their annual attempts to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Usually for one reason or another it ends up ruined and they now order takeout pizza as a Thanksgiving tradition. Other Quartermaine's include Skye Quartermaine, Justus Ward, Brook Lynn Ashton, Lila Rae Alcazar and Maya Ward.
- Main article: Spencer family
- Main article: Cassadine family
The Cassadine brothers, Mikkos, Tony and Victor first made their presence in Port Charles felt in 1981, when they caused the infamous blizzard through the use of carbonic snow. Tony was killed with Alexandria Quartermaine after taking a curious stroll into the Ice Princess freezer chamber and later Luke Spencer killed Mikkos and Victor by throwing them into the chamber as well. Helena Cassadine the widow of Mikkos and patriarch of the family in turn cursed Luke and Laura at their wedding thus beginning the long rivalry between the Spencers and the Cassadines. She also ordered her son; Stavros Cassadine, to kidnap Laura Spencer, together they had Nikolas, before she escaped leaving Nikolas to be raised by his Uncle Stefan, Mikkos and Helena's youngest son.
Stefan eventually took control of the family and in 1996, he and Nikolas moved to Port Charles permanently, joined by distant Cassadine cousin Alexis Davis who was later revealed to be Mikkos' illegitimate daughter (Natasha Cassadine) with Swedish opera singer Kristin Bergman. In 2001, the family received another addition when Alexis' long lost sister, Kristina Cassadine (originally Kristina Carter), was brought to town to reunite with her sister by Jasper Jacks. Stefan was later murdered by Luke in 2003, at which time Nikolas declares the war between the Spencers and the Cassadines over. Helena wrecked havoc against the citizens of Port Charles for many years before finally being killed when Nikolas poisoned her in 2015. Alexis has given birth to three daughters, Samantha McCall, Kristina Davis, and Molly Lansing. Nikolas has a son, Spencer Cassadine, with the late Courtney Matthews. Sam has two children; Danny with Jason Morgan and Emily Morgan with Drew Cain. Sam also had a third child; Lila McCall with Sonny Corinthos. However Lila was stillborn on November 8, 2004. In 2016, Mikkosโs illegitimate son Valentin manages to take Nikolasโs family and friendsโ hostage and forced Nikolas to sign over his entire fortune. When a struggle ensued, Nikolas falls over a balcony and is presumably killed. Valentin later takes residence in Port Charles with his daughter Charlotte Cassadine.
- Main article: Scorpio family
- Main article: Corinthos family
- Main article: Corinthos mob family
Residences
- Greystone Manor (120 Shoreline Road) - Residence of Sonny Corinthos, Carly Corinthos, Josslyn Jacks, Avery Jerome-Corinthos and Dev Cerci
- Jacks Lake House (657 Harbor View Road) - Carly Corinthos(owner) - Residence of Bobbie Spencer
- Quartermaine Mansion (66 Harbor View Road) - Residence of Monica Quartermaine (owner), Alice Gunderson, Michael Corinthos, Ned Quartermaine, Olivia Quartermaine, Leo Falconeri and Drew Cain
- Wyndemere Castle (Spoon Island) - Residence of Valentin Cassadine, Nina Reeves, Charlotte Cassadine, Liesl Obrecht and Sasha Gilmore
- Davis-Jerome House (2183 Belleforest Drive) - Residence of Alexis Davis and Kristina Corinthos-Davis
- Collins House - Residence of Dr. Kevin Collins and Laura Collins
- Devane House (232 Harbor View Road) - Residence of Anna Devane and Hamilton Finn
- Falconeri House (1237)[3] - Residence of Lulu Spencer-Falconeri, Rocco Falconeri and Charlotte Cassadine
- Giambetti-Miller House - Residence of Max Giambetti and Diane Miller
- Hardy House (453 Maple Avenue) - Residence of Audrey Hardy
- The Brownstone (1424 Elm Street, #12)[4][5] - Owned by Michael Corinthos. Residence of Elizabeth Webber, Cameron Webber, Jake Spencer, Aiden Spencer, Hayden Barnes
- Scorpio House - Residence of Mac Scorpio and Felicia Scorpio
- Metro Court Hotel (1420 Quartz Lane) - Owned and operated by Carly Corinthos and Olivia Quartmaaine
- Metro Court Hotel (Suite #403) - Residence of Scott Baldwin
- Metro Court Hotel (Suite #917) - Residence of Lucy Coe
- Metro Court Hotel: Suite - Residence of Dr. Terry Randolph
- Metro Court Hotel: Suite - Residence of Jasper Jacks
- Metro Court Hotel: Suite - Residence of Robert Scorpio
- Metro Court Hotel: Suite - Residence of Dustin Phillips
- Metro Court Hotel: Suite - Residence of Franco Baldwin
- Cassadine Island (Greece) - A fortress owned by Valentin Cassadine
- The Island (Puerto Rico) - Frequent vacation home of Sonny Corinthos
- Scorpio-Drake Home (Berkeley, California) - Residence of Dr. Patrick Drake, Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake, Emma Scorpio-Drake and Noah Scorpio-Drake]
- Boarding School (France) - Residence of Spencer Cassadine
- Buchanan Apartment (#38 Wakashin Street. Llanview, Pennsylvania) - Residence of Bo Buchanan and Nora Buchanan
- Darkum Asylum - Residence of Olivia Jerome and Heather Webber
- Crimson Apartment (California) - Residence of Dillon Quartermaine
- Spinelli-Trout Apartment (Portland, Oregon #203) - Residence of Damian Spinelli, Ellie Trout and Georgie Spinelli
- Forsyth Cabin (Oregon) - Residence of Parker Forsyth
Former residences
- Alcazar Estate (243 Sky Cliff Road) - Former residence of Lila Rae Alcazar, Lorenzo Alcazar, Skye Chandler-Quartermaine, Carly Jacks, and Michael Quartermaine
- Falconeri Estate (124 Shoreline Road) - Former residence of Connie Falconeri
- Greystone Manor (120 Shoreline Road) - Former residence of Brenda Barrett, Morgan Corinthos, Kristina Corinthos-Davis,Mike Corbin, Ava Jerome, Kiki Jerome, Leticia Juarez, Molly Lansing-Davis, Duke Lavery, Reese Marshall, Jason Morgan, Sam Morgan, Emily Quartermaine, Michael Corinthos, Alec Scott, Claudia Zacchara Corinthos and T.J. Ashford
- Mayor's Mansion - Former residence of Quinn Waser, Bruce Jennings, John Everett, Luke Spencer, Lee Baldwin, Ken Morgan, Earl Richmond, Tom McClintock, Riley Dowd, Garrett Floyd and Janice Lomax.
- Jacks Lake House (657 Harbor View Road) - Former residence of Shawn Butler, Jasper Jacks, Michael Corinthos, Lulu Spencer-Falconeri, Franco, Lucas Jones, Valerie Spencer Carly Corinthos and Josslyn Jacks
- Quartermaine Mansion (66 Harbor View Road) - Former residence of Lila Rae Alcazar, Brook Lynn Ashton, Larry Ashton, Brenda Barrett, Katherine Bell, Emily Quartermaine, Lois Cerullo, Skye Chandler-Quartermaine, Lucy Coe, Virginia Cooke, Morgan Corinthos, Robert Frank, Carly Jacks, Ava Jerome, Kiki Jerome, Georgie Jones, Ethan Lovett, Chloe Morgan, Jason Morgan, Alan Quartermaine, Edward Quartermaine, Lila Quartermaine, Joe Scully, Jr., Luke Spencer, Lulu Spencer, Justus Ward, Maya Ward, Karen Wexler, Dawn Winthrop, Anthony Zacchara and Sabrina Santiago
- Wyndemere Castle (Spoon Island) - Former residence of Nikolas Cassadine, Spencer Cassadine, Laura Collins, Alfred, Brook Lynn Ashton, Ned Ashton, Katherine Bell, Emily Bowen-Quartermaine, Gia Campbell, Helena Cassadine, Irina Cassadine, Stavros Cassadine, Stefan Cassadine, Victor Cassadine, Cesar Faison, Rocco Falconeri, Jerry Jacks, Lucas Jones, Lydia Karenin, Ewen Keenan, Colleen McHenry, Caleb Morley, Liesl Obrecht, Robin Scorpio-Drake, Rebecca Shaw, Bobbie Spencer, Aiden Spencer, Cameron Spencer, Jake Spencer, Britt Westbourne, Elizabeth Webber, Valerie Spencer, Lulu Spencer-Falconeri, Rocco Falconeri, Hayden Barnes and Tracy Quartermaine
- Zacchara Mansion (257 Cardinal Drive) - Former residence of Trevor Lansing, Anthony Zacchara, Johnny Zacchara and Claudia Zacchara Corinthos
Metro Court Hotel (1420 Quartz Lane)
- Suite #105 - Former residence of Hayden Barnes and Jake
- Suite #357[7] - Former residence of Jason Morgan
- Suite #324 - Former residence of Joe Scully, Jr.
- Suite #343 - Former residence of Carly Jacks, Jasper Jacks and Josslyn Jacks
- Suite #403 - Former residence of Laura Baldwin, Scott Baldwin and Franco
- Suite #413 - Former residence of Ava Jerome
- Suite #421 - Former residence of Laura Baldwin, Nikolas Cassadine, Jerry Jacks and Luke Spencer
- Suite #423 - Former residence of Brenda Barrett, Pres Floyd, Jasper Jacks, Julian Jerome, Todd Manning and Luke Spencer
- Suite #433 - Former residence of Robert Scorpio
- Suite #483 - Former residence of Max Giambetti
- Suite #487 - Former residence of Diane Miller, Mac Scorpio and Felicia Scorpio
- Suite #501 - Former residence of Hamilton Finn
- Suite #602 - Former residence of Mickey Diamond
- Suite #628 = Former residence of Ric Lansing, Franco Baldwin and Nina Reeves
- Suite #633 - Former residence of Ric Lansing
- Suite #718 - Former residence of Anna Devane
- Suite #815 - Former residence of Anna Devane, Emma Scorpio-Drake, Robin Scorpio-Drake and Luke Spencer
- Suite #819 - Former residence of Courtney Matthews
- Suite #917 - Former residence of Holly Sutton
- Suite #1205 - Former residence of Olivia Falconeri
- Suite #1220 - Former residence of Carly Jacks
- Suite #5529 - Former residence of Patrick Drake
- Suite #817 - Former residence of Margaux Dawson
- Suite #6305 - Former residence of Jasper Jacks and Johnny Zacchara
- Suite #6306 - Former residence of Anthony Zacchara
- Suite # - Former residence of Andre Maddox
Port Charles Hotel (1420 Quartz Lane)
- Suite #174 - Former residence of Justus Ward
- Suite #213 - Former residence of Damian Smith
- Suite #244 - Former residence of Mike Corbin
- Suite #347 - Former residence of A.J. Quartermaine
- Suite #683 - Former residence of Alexis Davis
- Suite #753 - Former residence of Faith Rosco
- Suite #778 - Former residence of Ned Ashton
- Suite #885 - Former residence of Frisco Jones
- Suite #915 - Former residence of Skye Chandler-Quartermaine
- Suite #918 - Former residence of Jasper Jacks
- Suite #987 - Former residence of Luis Alcazar
- Suite #992 - Former residence of Katherine Bell
Infrastructure
Local politics
- Quinn Waser (1969-1974)
- Bruce Jennings (1974-1979)
- John Everett (1979-1983)
- Luke Spencer (1983)
- Lee Baldwin (1983-1985)
- Ken Morgan (1985-1987)
- Earl Richmond (1989-1993)
- Tom McClintock (1997-2001)
- Riley Dowd (2001-2006)
- Garrett Floyd (2006-2011)
- Janice Lomax (2012-2017)
- Ned Quartermaine (2018-2019)
- Laura Collins (2019-present)
Port Charles Police Department
- Those that appear in bold are current personnel
- Police Commissioner Robert Scorpio (January 1983-December 1985)
- Co-Chief of Police Anna Devane (December 1985-December 1986)
- Co-Chief of Police Burt Ramsey (December 1985-December 1986)
- Chief of Police Anna Devane (December 1986-May 1987)
- Chief of Police Guy Lewis (June 1987-July 1992)
- Police Commissioner Robert Scorpio (February 1988-February 1992)
- Acting Police Commissioner Anna Devane (January 1990; during Robert's tenure)
- Acting Police Commissioner Guy Lewis (May - August 1991, during Robert's tenure)
- Police Commissioner Sean Donely (February 1992-March 1995)
- Police Commissioner Mac Scorpio (May 1996- June 2012)
- Police Commissioner Anna Devane (July 2012-Jan 2015)
- Police Commissioner Kyle Sloane (Jan 2015-May 2015)
- Police Commissioner Jordan Ashford (June 2015-present)
- Acting Police Commissioner Mac Scorpio (July 2019; during Jordan's tenure)
District Attorney's office
- Those that appear in bold are current personnel
- Chase Murdoch (1966-1971, 1973-1979)
- Mitch Williams (1979-1980)
- Bill Richardson (1982-1983)
- Mick Boyer (1984)
- Ken Morgan (1984-1985)
- Brett Madison (1986)
- D.A. Lombardi (1986)
- Michael Schultz (1990-1991)
- Abbey Mitchell (1993)
- Michael Schultz (1994)
- Justus Ward (1998)
- Scott Baldwin (2002-2004)
- Ric Lansing (2004-2005)
- John Durant (2005-2006)
- Alexis Davis (2005-2006)
- Ric Lansing (2006-2008)
- Alexis Davis (2008-2009)
- D.A. Martinez (2012-2013)
- Joseph Campbell (2012-2013)
- Benjamin Lazaro (2013)
- Scott Baldwin (2013-2015)
- Paul Hornsby (2015-2016)
- Margaux Dawson (2016-2019)
- Robert Scorpio (2019-present)
Legal facilities
- Port Charles Police Department
- Pentonville Penitentiary. 628 Fairfax Road, Pentonville, NY
- Statesville Prison
- Miscavige Institute for the Criminally Insane
- Port Charles Courthouse. 1142 Central Avenue
- Port Charles City Hall
- Law Offices of Alexis Davis. 149 South Main Street
- Mason, Petrovich, and Miller Law Firm
Transportation
- Port Charles Airport
- Star Fall (airline charter)
- Slick's Taxi Service
Education
- Those that appear in bold are current students or staff
- Holy Cross - Former students include Michael Corinthos.
- Winston School - Former students include Molly Lansing-Davis and Kristina Corinthos-Davis
- Madison Prep - Former students include Kristina Corinthos-Davis,Michael Corinthos and Kiefer Bauer
- Queen of Angels, Courtland Place - Former students include Morgan Corinthos and Michael Corinthos
- Port Charles Montessori[8]
- Port Charles High School - Former students include T.J. Ashford, Molly Lansing-Davis, Lulu Spencer, Lucky Spencer, Elizabeth Webber, Emily Bowen-Quartermaine, Sarah Webber, Nikolas Cassadine, Georgie Jones, Lucas Jones, Maxie Jones, Brenda Barrett, Jason Morgan, Karen Wexler, Jagger Cates, Laura Baldwin, Scott Baldwin, Robin Scorpio-Drake, and Sly Eckert.
- Charles Street High School
- Port Charles University (PCU) - T.J. Ashford, Molly Lansing-Davis, Dr. Pete Marquez (former professor), Shawn Butler (former academic counselor), former students include Starr Manning, Michael Corinthos, Lulu Spencer, Maxie Jones, Georgie Jones (at time of death), Diego Alcazar, Lucas Jones, Dillon Quartermaine, Brook Lynn Ashton, Robin Scorpio, Damian Spinelli, Felicia Jones, Jade Soong, and Laura Baldwin. According to Molly and T.J. it is located in the Charles Street District.
Religion
- Those that appear in bold are current personnel
- St. Timothy's Church - Father Coates (priest), Mateo Ruiz (former priest), Trey Mitchell (former janitor). 1123 North Main Street.
- Mount Hebron Church - Bradley Ward (former pastor). 124 Elm Street, Charles Street District.
- Queen of Angels Church (600 Courtland Place)
- General Hospital Chapel
- Sailor's Chapel
- St. Anne's Cemetery (6 Talmage Street)
- All Saints Chapel (44 Harbor View Rd)
- Port Charles Cemetery (1123 North Main Street)
- Zen Chapel (7203 West Third Street, Asian Quarter)
- Brotherhood Synagogue of Port Charles (898 Albany Avenue)
Medical
- General Hospital
- Mercy Hospital
- County Hospital
- Emily Bowen-Quartermaine Memorial Clinic
- Port Charles Women's Clinic
- Roselawn Sanitarium
- Shadybrook Sanitarium
- Ferncliff Asylum
- Miscavige Institute for the Criminally Insane
- Freedman Clinic
- Turning Woods Memory Care Facility
General Hospital
- Bold typeface represents the current Chief of Staff
- Dr. Steve Hardy (1976-1996)
- Dr. Alan Quartermaine (1996-1998)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (1998-1999)
- Dr. Alan Quartermaine (1999-2007)
- Dr. Russell Ford (2007-2008)
- Dr. Patrick Drake (2008; interim)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (2008-2009)
- Dr. Patrick Drake (2009; interim during Monica's tenure)
- Dr. Steve Webber (2009-2011)
- Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake (2011)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (2011-2013)
- Dr. Liesl Obrecht (2014-2016)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (2016-present)
- Bold typeface represents the current Head Nurse
- Lucille March (1963-1976)
- Audrey Hardy (1976-2006)
- Epiphany Johnson (2006-present)
- Those that appear in bold are current personnel
- Dr. Rachel Adair (pediatrician, former)
- Dr. Andy Archer (anesthesiologist, former)
- Dr. Gail Baldwin (psychiatrist, former)
- Dr. Tom Baldwin (cardiologist, former)
- Dr. Saira Batra (doctor specializing in Holistic health, former)
- Dr. Behar[9] (cardiac surgeon)
- Dr. Emily Bowen-Quartermaine (intern, former)
- Dr. Phil Brewer (cardiologist, former)
- Dr. Ellen Burgess (former)
- Dr. Ryan Chamberlain (pediatrician, former)
- Dr. Linda Chu (OB/GYN, former)
- Dr. Yank Se Chung (former)
- Dr. Silas Clay (oncologist, former)
- Dr. Kevin Collins (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Mark Dante (former)
- Dr. Ian Devlin (former)
- Dr. Pierce Dorman (surgeon, former)
- Dr. Noah Drake (neurosurgeon, former)
- Dr. Patrick Drake (neurosurgeon, former)
- Dr. Hamilton Finn (infectious disease specialist)
- Dr. Alec Freeman[10]
- Dr. Irma Foster (head of psychiatry, former)
- Dr. Dan Garrett (former)
- Dr. Simone Hardy (pediatrician, former)
- Dr. Steve Hardy (internist, former)
- Dr. Tom Hardy (psychiatrist, former)
- Dr. James Hobart (former)
- Dr. Matt Hunter (neurosurgeon, former)
- Dr. Terrell Jackson (pediatric surgeon, former)
- Dr. Lucas Jones (trauma surgeon)
- Dr. Tony Jones (neurosurgeon, former)
- Dr. Kyle Julian (intern, former)
- Dr. Leo Julian (cardiac surgeon, former)
- Dr. Ewen Keenan (psychiatrist, former)
- Dr. Eve Lambert (physician, former)
- Dr. Kelly Lee (OB/GYN)
- Dr. Cameron Lewis (psychiatrist, former)
- Dr. Matthew Mayes (neurologist, former)
- Dr. Andre Maddox (psychiatrist, former)
- Dr. Griffin Munro (neurosurgeon)
- Dr. Lisa Niles (orthopedic surgeon, former)
- Dr. Liesl Obrecht (head of records department, former)
- Dr. Kevin O'Connor (former)
- Dr. Patrick O'Connor (former)
- Dr. Henry Pinkham (former)
- Dr. John Prentice (OB/GYN, former)
- Dr. Alan Quartermaine (general practitioner, former)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (cardiologist)
- Dr. Lak Rashi (Senior ER resident)
- Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake (neuropathologist, former)
- Dr. Claire Simpson (intern, former)
- Dr. Ravi Singh (oncologist, former)
- Dr. Buzz Stryker (former)
- Dr. Peter Taylor (psychiatrist, former)
- Dr. Asher Thomas (psychiatrist, former)
- Dr. Ian Thornhart (former)
- Dr. Maya Ward (intern, former)
- Dr. Jeff Webber (physician, former)
- Dr. Lesley Webber (cardiologist, former)
- Dr. Rick Webber (surgeon, former)
- Dr. Sarah Webber (intern, former)
- Dr. Steve Webber (pediatrician, surgeon, former)
- Dr. Britt Westbourne (obstetrician, gynecologist)
- Dr. Karen Wexler (physician, former)
- Dr. Lainey Winters (psychiatrist, former)
- Dr. Maggie Wurth (pediatrician, former; deceased)
- Those that appear in bold are current personnel
- Melissa Bedford (nurse, former)
- Meg Bentley (nurse, former)
- Jessie Brewer (nurse, former)
- Betsy Chilson (nurse, former)
- Judy Clampett (nurse, former)
- Jolene Crowell (student nurse, former)
- Nadine Crowell (nurse, former)
- Jane Dawson (nurse, former)
- Amy Driscoll (nurse)
- Felix DuBois (nurse)
- Iris Fairchild (nurse, former)
- Audrey Hardy (nurse, former)
- Epiphany Johnson (surgical nurse)
- Camillia McKay (nurse, former)
- Augusta McLeod (nurse, former)
- Leyla Mir (nurse, former)
- Penny (nurse)
- Sharon Pinkham (nurse, former)
- Sabrina Santiago (nurse, former)
- Bobbie Spencer (surgical nurse)
- Diana Taylor (nurse, former)
- Regina Thompson (nurse, former)
- Amy Vining (nurse, former; deceased)
- Elizabeth Webber (surgical nurse)
- Dawn Winthrop (student nurse, former)
- Those that appear in bold are current personnel
- Sage Alcazar (candy striper, former)
- Hayden Barnes-Cassadine (financial manager, former)
- Lee Baldwin (addiction counselor, former)
- Carly Benson (physical therapist, former)
- Florence Campbell (administrator, former)
- Nikolas Cassadine (CEO, former; board member)
- Stefan Cassadine (CEO, former)
- Brad Cooper (phlebotomist, lab manager)
- Howie Dawson (administrator, former)
- Toussaint Dubois (orderly, former)
- Georgie Jones (candy striper, former)
- Maxie Jones (candy striper, former)
- Tania Jones (speech therapist, former)
- Cassius Kibideaux (orderly, former)
- Miguel Morez (orderly, former)
- A.J. Quartermaine (orderly, former)
- Edward Quartermaine (board member, former)
- Michael Corinthos (board member)
- Tracy Quartermaine (board member)
- Dan Rooney (administrator, former)
- Rebecca Shaw (x-ray technician, former)
- Iris Sneed (administrator, former)
- Laura Spencer (board member)
- Ellie Trout (lab tech, former)
- Keesha Ward (worked in the Social Work Department, former)
Media
- Those that appear in bold are current personnel
- WLPC television - Tiffany Hill (former reporter and executive) and Shep Casey (former reporter)
- WXPC television, 4225 Liberty Avenue
- The Port Charles Herald newspaper
- Aurora Media - Drew Cain (co-owner and CEO), Sam Morgan (former co-owner and publisher), Derek Wells (former owner)
- Crimson magazine - Drew Cain (co-owner and CEO), Nina Reeves (editor-in-chief), Maxie Jones (executive fashion editor), Sam Morgan (former co-owner and publisher), Derek Wells (former owner), Connie Falconeri (former editor-in-chief), Duke Lavery (former Chief of Staff), Todd Manning (former owner), T.J. Ashford (former intern), Molly Lansing-Davis (former intern), Sam Morgan (former assistant), Lulu Spencer (former assistant) and Clarice Bennett (former employee)
- The Port Charles Press newspaper (formerly The Port Charles Sun tabloid and the The Port Charles Herald newspaper) - Derek Wells (former owner), Maxie Jones (former assistant), Connie Falconeri (former editor-in-chief), Duke Lavery (former Chief of Staff), Todd Manning (former owner, former publisher), Heather Webber (former gossip columnist), Diane Miller (former gossip columnist), Sam Morgan (former assistant), Pres Floyd (former owner and editor-in-chief), Cheryl Burns (former assistant) and Marissa Leong (former reporter). Located at 245 East Main Street.
- The Invader tabloid - Peter August (editor and publisher) and Lulu Spencer (journalist). Located on the 7th floor of the Metro Court Hotel.
Deaths
- Please note that the deaths listed here did not necessarily take place in the city of Port Charles; rather, this list is of deaths that have either occurred on the show, or were of characters from the show.
* denotes a child under the age of 18.
- Lena Spencer - Accidentally hit in the head with a baseball bat by Luke Spencer, when he was trying to protect her from Tim Spencer and later died of swelling on the brain. (1 April 1963; shown 1 April 2015)
- Tim Spencer - Hit in the head with a baseball bat by Luke Spencer. (1 April 1963; shown 1 April 2015)
- Nancy Brewer* - Untreatable Heart ailment. (27 July 1966)
- John Prentice - Accidental prescription overdose. (1967)
- Polly Prentice - Car crash. (1968)
* denotes a child under the age of 18.
- Peggy Nelson - Shot by Arnold Nelson. (24 September 1971)
- Meg Baldwin - Stroke during an argument with Lee Baldwin. (1971)
- Tracy Taylor* - Untreated pneumonia. (1971)
- Brooke Clinton - Hit her head in a fall after being hit by Burt Douglas. (1973)
- Kristin Bergman - Throat slit by Helena Cassadine. (1973; Revealed in 2001)
- Joanne Dawson* - (1974)
- Bradley Ward - Shot by Jack Boland (offscreen). (1 July 1974; Revealed in 1994)
- Phil Brewer - Bludgeoned with a geode by Augusta McLeod. (6 December 1974)
- Cameron Faulkner - Killed in a car accident caused by Lesley Webber while Cameron was kidnapping her. (1976)
- Martha Taylor* - Killed in a car accident during a hurricane. (September 1977)
- Lamont Corbin - (1978)
- David Hamilton - Hit his head on a fireplace hearth after being pushed by Laura Webber. (1978)
- Theresa Carter - Hit over the head with a camera by Laura Webber. (1978; Revealed in 2002)
- Beatrice Hewitt - Lassa Fever. (1979)
- Peter Taylor - Heart attack and multiple strokes. (1979)
* denotes a child under the age of 18.
- Diana Taylor - Shot by Alice Grant. (1981)
- James Duvall - Hit over the head with the Ice Princess diamond by Alexandria Quartermaine. (1981)
- Brighton O'Reilly - Shot by Victor Cassadine. (1981)
- Maximillian Von Stade - Inadvertently frozen to death in Mikkos Cassadine's Ice Chamber. (9 September 1981)
- Noel Von Stade - Inadvertently frozen to death in Mikkos Cassadine's Ice Chamber. (9 September 1981)
- Alexandria Quartermaine - Inadvertently frozen to death in Mikkos Cassadine's Ice Chamber. (18 September 1981)
- Tony Cassadine - Inadvertently frozen to death in Mikkos Cassadine's Ice Chamber. (18 September 1981)
- Mikkos Cassadine - Thrown into his own ice chamber by Luke Spencer. (18 September 1981)
- Susan Moore - Shot by Crane Tolliver. (11 February 1983)
- Crane Tolliver - Shot and injured by Robert Scorpio while hospitalized tampered with his IV killing himself. (1983)
- Beatrice LeSeur - Overdose of Diazepam. (1983)
- D.L. Brock - accidentally shot by Ginny Blake. (1985)
- Jennifer Talbot - Strangled to death by Kevin O'Connor. (1986)
- Herbert Quartermaine - Poisoned with arsenic by Betsy Quartermaine. (1987)
- Tania Jones - Killed in a hit and run car accident by a teenager named Cory. (18 March 1987)
- Filomena Soltini - Sustained injuries from Grant Putnam and later died as a result. (1988)
- Victor Jerome - Choked on a necklace he ate. (20 October 1989)
* denotes a child under the age of 18.
- Jonathan Paget - Killed in a shootout with Julian Jerome. (19 March 1990)
- Dawn Winthrop - Bludgeoned to death with lead pipe by Edge Jerome. (27 February 1991)
- Jessie Brewer - Died of old age. (offscreen; 30 April 1991)
- Jessica Holmes - Bludgeoned to death by Ryan Chamberlain. (1993)
- Ray Conway - Died of a broken neck after being thrown against a wall by Alan Quartermaine. (1993)
- Dominique Stanton Baldwin - Inoperable brain tumor. (4 May 1993)
- Bill Eckert - Shot by Frank Smith's men after being mistaken for Luke. (15 November 1993)
- B.J. Jones* - Taken off life support after becoming brain dead following a van crash. (18 May 1994)
- Joe Scully - Shot by Sonny Corinthos in defense of himself and his father, Mike Corbin. (1995)
- Paige Bowen - Breast cancer. (9 June 1995)
- Stone Cates - AIDS-related complications. (29 November 1995)
- Mary Mae Ward - Heart attack (17 January 1996; offscreen)
- Damian Smith - Knocked unconscious with a baseball bat by Justus Ward and died in an arson fire Damian caused. (1996)
- Lily Corinthos - Died in a car bombing meant for Sonny Corinthos, planted by Hernando Rivera (31 May 1996)
- Steve Hardy - Suffered a fatal heart attack (off-screen). (15 July 1996)
- Pierce Dorman - Stabbed on orders of Hernando Rivera. (1997)
- Jake Marshak- Hanged to death by serial killer Greg Cooper. (1998 June)
- Grace Sullivan - Drowned in lake by serial killer Greg Cooper (1998)
- Ruby Anderson - Died of old age (offscreen). (28 January 1999)
- Katherine Bell - Pushed to her death from a parapet by Helena Cassadine. (8 October 1999)
* denotes a child under the age of 18.
- Chloe Morgan - Strangled by Stavros Cassadine. (4 September 2001)
- Kristina Cassadine - Caught in an explosion in Sonny Corinthos's warehouse that was caused by Luis Alcazar; died in the ICU. (6 August 2002)
- Rick Webber - Hit over the head with a candlestick by Scott Baldwin. (12 August 2002, revealed 2007)
- Luรญs Alcazar - Pushed off a balcony fourteen stories to his death by Alexis Davis. (22 November 2002)
- Karen Wexler - Hit by car. (1 July 2003)
- Catherine Flynn - Poisoned with cyanide by Faith Rosco. (28 February 2003)
- Benny Abrahms - Heart attack. (13 March 2003)
- Summer Holloway - Pushed off cliff by Darius Jensen and fell to her death. (June 2003)
- Stefan Cassadine - Stabbed himself and fell off a cliff.[11] (10 October 2003)
- Livvie Locke - (offscreen, 2003; revealed 22 February 2013)
- Cameron Lewis - Struck in the head by falling debris in the Port Charles Hotel fire. (11 February 2004)
- Brian Beck - Shot by Andy Capelli. (February 2004)
- Andy Capelli - Shot in a struggle with Jason Morgan. (February 2004)
- Zander Smith - Committed suicide by cop; shot to death by the S.W.A.T. team when he pretended to go for a gun in a standoff. (24 March 2004)
- Ross Duncan - Buldgeoned with a lead pipe to death by Heather Webber. (April 2004)
- Niko Dane - Shot by Jason Morgan in defense of Sam McCall (1 July 2004)
- Lila Quartermaine - Died of old age (off-screen). (14 July 2004)
- Sage Alcazar* - Stabbed by Mary Bishop while in the Quartermaine freezer (25 August 2004)
- Trent Parker - Stabbed with a garden harrow by Mary Bishop. (27 August 2004)
- Mary Bishop - Poisoned with penicillin by Lorenzo Alcazar. (3 September 2004)
- Connor Bishop - Shot by Emily Quartermaine in self defense. (25 January 2005)
- Faith Rosco - Shot by a hitman hired by A.J. Quartermaine. (9 March 2005)
- Evan Tucker - Hit his head on a rock during a fight with Reese Marshall. (17 June 2005)
- Rachel Adair - Poisoned with digitalis by Asher Thomas. (27 July 2005)
- Asher Thomas - Shot by Jason Morgan in defense of Alan and Monica Quartermaine. (8 August 2005)
- Andrew Olsen - Shot by Jason Morgan in defense of Sam McCall (August 2005)
- Javier Ruiz - Shot by Jason Morgan (October 2005)
- Reese Marshall - Died from a punctured lung in a train crash. (15 November 2005)
- Tony Jones - Died from encephalitis after working tireless hours around the infection. (10 February 2006)
- Courtney Matthews - Died from encephalitis when she was weakened by childbirth. (21 February 2006)
- Danny McCall - Encephalitis. (22 February 2006)
- Jesse Beaudry - Taken off life support after being shot in the head by Manny Ruiz. (31 March 2006)
- Miguel Escobar - Shot by Jason Morgan. (31 March 2006)
- John Durant - Shot by Manny Ruiz. (5 May 2006)
- Justus Ward - Shot by Manny Ruiz. (19 June 2006)
- Manny Ruiz - Pushed from the roof of General Hospital by Jason Morgan. (4 July 2006)
- Aleksander Janรกฤek - Shot by Brenda Barrett, while he was strangling Dante Falconeri. (offscreen 2007; shown in flashbacks 2010-11)
- Alan Quartermaine - Suffered multiple heart attacks after being held hostage by Jerry Jacks. (26 February 2007)
- Lorenzo Alcazar - Shot by Jason Morgan under the orders of Skye Chandler-Quartermaine. (23 May 2007)
- Leticia Juarez - Strangled to death by Diego Alcazar. (4 September 2007)
- Emily Bowen-Quartermaine - Strangled to death by Diego Alcazar. (14 November 2007; shown 1 November 2007)
- Georgie Jones* - Strangled to death by Diego Alcazar. (17 December 2007)
- Stan Johnson - Jerry Jacks had him killed. (offscreen) (3 January 2008)
- Cooper Barrett - Hanged to death by Diego Alcazar. (25 January 2008)
- Diego Alcazar - Accidentally hanged himself in a struggle with Nikolas Cassadine. (6 March 2008)
- Ian Devlin - Shot by Jason Morgan in defense of Maxie Jones. (5 May 2008)
- Logan Hayes - Stabbed to death by Lulu Spencer in self defense. (8 July 2008)
- Russell Ford - Killed by a car that crashed into the ER. (22 July 2008)
- Andrei Karpov - Shot to death by Sonny Corinthos. (7 November 2008)
- Sasha Donev - Shot by a sniper. (19 December 2008)
- Earl Bragg - Ingested toxic spheres. (28 January 2009)
- Andy Archer - Infected with an airborne poison while performing surgery. (29 January 2009)
- Leyla Mir - Infected with an airborne poison while performing surgery. (3 February 2009)
- Trevor Lansing - Fell off the roof of General Hospital while fighting with Sam McCall. (13 February 2009)
- Brianna Hughes - Bludgeoned by Andrea Floyd. (12 June 2009)
- Andrea Floyd - Accidentally run down by Edward Quartermaine. (9 September 2009)
- Claudia Zacchara - Hit over the head with an axe handle by Michael Corinthos III while she was trying to kidnap his newborn sister, Josslyn Jacks. (4 November 2009)
- Joey Limbo - Shot by Jason Morgan, then throat crushed by Franco. (20 November 2009)
* denotes a child under the age of 18.
- Kiefer Bauer - Accidentally run over by Alexis Davis in a hit and run, later died of injuries at General Hospital. (6 April 2010)
- Carter - Stabbed by Jason Morgan in self-defense. (11 June 2010)
- Warren Bauer - Shot by Mac Scorpio, while Warren was trying to shoot Kristina Corinthos-Davis. (23 July 2010)
- Anton Banavik - Shot by Brenda Barrett, while he was trying to kill Dante Falconeri. (1 November 2010)
- Theo Hoffman - Throat slit by his wife Suzanne Stanwyck. (31 March 2011)
- Brandon Lowell - Shot in the head by a hitwoman hired by Anthony Zacchara. (5 April 2011)
- Siobhan Spencer - Poisoned by Anthony Zacchara. (22 August 2011)
- Darryl Hayes - Shot by Lucky Spencer, while Darryl was attacking Elizabeth Webber. (19 September 2011)
- Joey Bruzetta - Shot by Johnny Zacchara, while Joey was attacking Damian Spinelli and Maxie Jones (19 September 2011)
- Rudy Trujillo - Shot when Johnny Zacchara forced JT to pull the trigger. (20 September 2011)
- JT - Shot by Rudy Trujillo in self defense. (20 September 2011)
- Captain McLeod - Killed by Lisa Niles. (October 2011)
- Lisa Niles - Bludgeoned with a wrench by Matt Hunter. (24 October 2011; offscreen)
- Abby Haver - Hit by a load that fell off a crane. (13 December 2011; offscreen)
- Lauren Briggs - Framed by Anthony Zacchara for Lisa Niles' murder and supposedly committed suicide. (15 December 2011; offscreen)
- Chuck Dinafrio - Shot by Ronnie Dimestico. (25 January 2012; offscreen)
- Irina Cassadine - Shot by a goon on orders of Helena Cassadine. (27 February 2012)
- Cole Thornhart - Car explosion due to falling off a cliff after a crash caused by Johnny Zacchara shooting out Anthony Zacchara's tires. (28 February 2012)
- Hope Manning-Thornhart* - Car explosion due to falling off a cliff after a crash caused by Johnny Zacchara shooting out Anthony Zacchara's tires. (28 February 2012)
- Ronnie Dimestico - Shot by John McBain while Ronnie was holding a pregnant Sam Morgan hostage. (7 May 2012)
- Maggie Wurth - Poisoned by Heather Webber and later died at General Hospital. (11 May 2012)
- Anthony Zacchara - Shot multiple times by his grandson, Johnny Zacchara.[12] (22 May 2012)
- Victor Lord III* - Died of respiratory failure shortly after birth. (4 June 2012)
- Ewen Keenan - Shot by Jason Morgan, while Ewen was holding Elizabeth Webber hostage and later died at General Hospital. (5 September 2012)
- Virginia Cooke - Died from the pathogen put in the water supply by Jerry Jacks. (11 September 2012; offscreen)
- Bernie Abrahms - Died after being shot by Joe Scully, Jr., and then by Cesar Faison. (22 October 2012)
- Joe Scully, Jr. - Died after being shot by Jason Morgan in self defense. (22 October 2012)
- Edward Quartermaine - Died of old age and a heart condition. (offscreen, 20 November 2012)
- Trey Mitchell - Taken off life support after becoming brain dead following a car accident. (14 January 2013)
- Alison Barrington - Stabbed in the stomach with a spear by Caleb Morley. (offscreen, 31 January 2013; shown in flashback)
- Bud Carlson - Stabbed in the stomach with a spear by Caleb Morley and later died of blood loss at General Hospital. (11 February 2013)
- Jay Mosser - Stabbed in the neck (presumably with scissors) by Caleb Morley. (offscreen, 13 February 2013)
- Caleb Morley - Died when stabbed in the chest with a silver-tipped arrow by John McBain during a struggle. (28 February 2013)
- Connie Falconeri - Shot in the stomach by Ava Jerome. (23 August 2013; shown 26 August 2013; revealed 25 February 2014)
- Henry Nakamura - Given an overdose of prescription medication by Madeline Reeves. (offscreen, 27 February 2014; revealed 7 April 2014)
- A.J. Quartermaine - Shot in the chest by Sonny Corinthos. Later died of complications. (offscreen, 31 March 2014)
- Gabriel Santiago* - Massive organ failure due to necrotizing enterocolitis, less then a month after his premature birth. (4 June 2014)
- Rafe Kovich, Jr.* - Taken off life support after becoming brain dead following a car accident. (16 July 2014)
- Mickey Diamond - Shot in the head by Julian Jerome. Taken off life support after becoming brain dead. (offscreen, 7 August 2014)
- Peter Harrell, Sr. - Shot in the back by Nathan West in defense of Maxie Jones. (15 September 2014)
- Peter Harrell, Jr. - Stabbed in the back by Maxie Jones in defense of Nathan West. (15 September 2014)
- Stavros Cassadine - Shot in the chest by Dante Falconeri in defense of himself and his wife, Lulu Spencer-Falconeri. (16 September 2014)
- Victor Cassadine - Shot in the chest by Liesl Obrecht to hide the truth of her son, Nathan West's true paternity. (16 September 2014)
- Duke Lavery - Shot in the stomach by Carlos Rivera under the orders of Julian Jerome, later died of blood loss at General Hospital. (11 May 2015)
- Frank Smith - Shot multiple times by Luke Spencer in defense of himself and his family. (6 July 2015)
- Silas Clay - Stabbed in the back by Madeline Reeves. (31 July 2015; revealed 31 August 2015)
- Charles Heineck - Shot by Drew Cain in defense of T.J. Ashford. (8 September 2015)
- Kyle Sloane - Shot twice by Paul Hornsby. (29 September 2015)
- Hale Garrett - Murdered under the orders of Julian Jerome.
- Carlos Rivera - Stabbed in the stomach with a dagger by Julian Jerome, later died of blood loss at General Hospital. (13 May 2016)
- Matthew Mayes - Murdered by Paul Hornsby. (1 July 2016)
- Nikolas Cassadine - Shot in the chest by Valentin Cassadine, and later fell off a balcony. (19 July 2016)
- Sabrina Santiago - Strangled by Paul Hornsby. (14 September 2016)
- Morgan Corinthos - Died in a car bombing meant for Julian Jerome, planted by Olivia Jerome. (7 October 2016)
- Tom Baker - Stabbed by Seth Baker. (21 December 2016)
- Nathan West - Shot in the chest by Cesar Faison. Later died from complications. (31 January 2018)
- Cesar Faison - Shot in the chest by Jason Morgan in defense of Carly Corinthos. Later died from cardiac arrest. (31 January 2018)
- Jim Harvey - Shot in the back by Drew Cain in defense of Franco (10 April 2018)
- Wiley Cooper-Jones - SIDS (31 July 2018)
- Mary Pat Ingles - Stabbed by Ryan Chamberlain and decapitated post-mortem (30 October 2018)
- Kiki Jerome - Stabbed by Ryan Chamberlain (26 November 2018)
- Peyton Mills - Stabbed by Ryan Chamberlain (26 November 2018)
- Raj Patel - Shot by Det. Dante Falconeri in self-defense (20 March 2019)
- Oscar Nero* - Inoperable brain tumor (29 April 2019; shown 1 May 2019)
- April Tremblay - Stabbed by Ryan Chamberlain (15 May 2019)
- Drew Cain - Plane crash orchestrated by Peter August (21 August 2019)
- Hank Archer/Shiloh - Shot in the back with a flare gun by Sam McCall in defense of Jason Morgan and fell overboard on the Haunted Star (26 September 2019)
Crime
- Please note that the rapes listed here did not necessarily take place in the city of Port Charles; rather, this list is of rapes that have either occurred on the show General Hospital, or involved characters from the show.
* denotes that it resulted in a pregnancy
- Jessie Brewer* - by Phil Brewer (1965) (daughter Nancy Brewer died as an infant)
- Audrey Baldwin* - by Tom Baldwin (1969) (son Stevie Baldwin was born)
- Diana Taylor* - by Phil Brewer (1971) (daughter Martha Taylor died as a child)
- Monica Bard - by Greg Adamson (offscreen; prior to 1976)
- Lesley Faulkner* - by Cameron Faulkner (1976) (baby was miscarried)
- Laura Webber - by David Hamilton (statutory; 1977)
- Laura Baldwin - by Luke Spencer (1979)
- Monica Quartermaine - by Alan Quartermaine (1979)
- Laura Spencer* - by Stavros Cassadine (whether it was rape is debatable; 1983) (son Nikolas Cassadine died in 2016)
- Claudia Zacchara* - by Gino Soleito (statutory; offscreen; 1983; revealed 2012) (son Johnny Zacchara was born)
- Todd Manning - by Peter Manning (offscreen; 1984)
- Claudia Zacchara - by Trevor Lansing (statutory; offscreen; c1985)
- Connie Falconeri* - by Joe Scully, Jr. (offscreen; c1986) (son Joey Scully died in 2013)
- Carly Benson - by Dan Roberts (statutory; offscreen; c1988)
- Carla Greco - by Rico Chacone (1990)
- Karen Wexler - by Ray Conway (offscreen; prior to 1992)
- Carol Swift - by Todd Manning (offscreen; c1992)
- Blair Buchanan - by Asa Buchanan (on OLTL; 1992)
- Marty Saybrooke - by Todd Manning, et al. (on OLTL; 1993)
- Elizabeth Webber - by Tom Baker (1998)
- "Todd Manning"* - by Margaret Cochran (on OLTL; 2005) (son T.J. Manning was born)
- Emily Cassadine - by Connor Bishop (2005)
- Jasper Jacks - by Irina (2007)
- Marty Saybrooke - by "Todd Manning" (on OLTL; consensual at the time but later considered rape; 2008)
- Claudia Zacchara-Corinthos - by Ric Lansing (whether it was rape is debatable; 2009)
- Michael Quartermaine - by Carter (offscreen in 2010; shown in flashback 2011)
- Susan Hornsby - by Kyle Sloane (offscreen, pre-2014)
Crises
- Please note, this list does not include crises at General Hospital, for those crises, see General Hospital (location)
- In September 1977, a hurricane strikes the city, claiming the lives of Martha Taylor and David Hamilton's wife and child.
- In August 1981 the town experienced a blizzard in the midst of summer. The cause of this blizzard was determined to be Mikkos Cassadine's weather machine.
- In 1988, a bomb explodes in the main exhibition tent of the Port Charles Art Festival.
- In 1990, a blackout hit the city when Cesar Faison joined together the alien crystals from the planet Lumina.
- In February 1991, the Quartermaine S.S. Tracy sank in the middle of Port Charles Harbor, unleashing toxic chemicals and causing an environmental disaster.
- In 1991, the town experienced an earthquake, which destroyed the Brownstone.
- In May 1994, a school bus for a Port Charles elementary school crashes, leaving B.J. Jones dead.
References
- โ Shown on Julian Jerome's PCPD file on Oct 28, 2013.
- โ Stated in a February 29, 2009 episode of General Hospital
- โ Seen on August 24, 2016 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB3OzXYDjhs&list=PLGXT37reyJsy10OjZe5PnNCYGAEJmA6ld&index=115 ...
- โ Revealed July 1, 2014 โฆ http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/2014/gh-trans-07-01-14.shtml ... "Michael: Okay, you know what? Fine. Fine. Have it your way. Yes, I'd like to report trespassers on my property. 1424 elm street. No, nobody's in danger...yet. No, I don't think the offenders are violent."
- โ http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/aiden.php ... House number 12.
- โ Seen on August 24, 2016.
- โ Stated by Jason on 1-18-16...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNhoR62NmP4
- โ Revealed by Olivia on June 20, 2016... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqz3Wrs3WpY
- โ When talking to Alexis, Elizabeth states that Behar operated on Alexis' nephew Nikolas
- โ Seen as Franco's doctor when Silas was looking at Franco's chart
- โ Luke only cut him a little. Stefan drove the knife in to kill himself and frame Luke for his murder ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_n-YTnNgg
- โ On February 5, 2015, Julian Jerome revealed that all of the evidence exonerating Johnny was faked and that Johnny did kill Anthony.