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Lawndale

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Quinn - Attention, guys. We're just two little city gals from Lawndale.

The city of which Lawndale is a suburb, as seen from Andrew Landon's office.

Cowboy - Lawndale's a suburb.
-Speedtrapped


Lawndale is the suburb in which the events of the Daria TV series take place. Maps of the region may be found in The Daria Diaries ("Welcome to Lawndale") and online at MTV's Virtual Lawndale webpage (see "External Links").

The location of Lawndale is endlessly debated, and even the show's creators tended to keep it loose. Glenn Eichler suggested in an interview that it might be a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland, and this is a frequently used location for many fanfics whose authors caught the hint. However, evidence in the series and Eichler's further comments allow for other locations as well, possibly into eastern Pennsylvania near Philadelphia.

The not-known-for sure city of which Lawndale is a suburb is only actually seen once in the series. Lawndale lacks tall buildings, but in Is It College Yet? when Mack goes to visit Jodie's father, there are tall buildings seen out of the very high window of Mr. Landon's office. This location must be close to Lawndale because Mack came by to visit him before school.

Even the county in which Lawndale resides is conflicted in canon. For more on the Carter County/Lawndale County debate, see Off-Canon Canon.


Lawndale Locations And Landmarks

Big Strawberry

The Big Strawberry is a roadside tourist attraction shown on the Lawndale map in "The Daria Diaries", but is otherwise never mentioned in canon. However, it has commonly been used in fanfiction. It is sometimes called the Giant Strawberry.

Cranberry Commons

Cranberry Commons is the mall shown on the Lawndale map of "The Daria Database" but otherwise has not been shown or mentioned. However, the Virtual Lawndale map on the MTV website shows the same location as the Lawndale Mall.

Crewe Neck

Is a fictional gated community introduced in "The Invitation" and described in "The Daria Diaries" as "Where nobody mows their own lawn, mops their own floor or colors their own hair in the sink. The unofficial motto was "Private and Proud." Brittany Taylor and her family live at Deerview Court.

Dega Street

Dega Street is located in Downtown Lawndale and most promiently shown in the episode, "Pierce Me.

Halcyon Hills Corporate Park

Is a fictional corporate office park in Lawndale shown on the map in "The Daria Diaries." Morgendorffer Consulting is located in Building G.

High Hills Park

Is a public park shown on the map in "The Daria Diaries" and described as, "Picnic tables, tennis courts, nightly Satan worship.

Lawndale High School

Lawndale High School is one of the primary settings for the show. The school is featured on the map in "The Daria Diaries" and also the "Virtual Lawndale" map on the MTV website.

Lawndale Mall

The Lawndale Mall is also an important setting for the show and featured in multiple episodes. It is shown on the "Virtual Lawndale" map of the MTV website, while the same location is marked as "Cranberry Commons" on the "Daria Diaries" map.

Rx Plex

It is the medical office complex shown in the episode, "Too Cute" where Dr. Shar's Swan Shoppe is located. One of the earliest dating clues in the series is a banner that read, "1997 Adjustable Bed Show" visible when Daria and Quinn arrive.

Sedimentary Rock Country Club And Links

Is a fictional country club and golf course shown on the map in "The Daria Diaries". The description is, "Not restricted. At least, nobody's been able to prove it in court."

Seven Corners

Seven Corners is a complex intersection shown on the map in "The Daria Diaries" and described as "Lawndale's most confusing intersection." Most notable for use in fan fiction.

Village Green

Is the town center shown on the map in "The Daria Diaries" and described as having a statue of a bearded man that nobody remembers.

Lawndale Businesses

 
24 Hour Photo

24 Hour Photo

It is seen along the Homecoming parade route during "I Loathe a Parade." The Coffee Snob is to the right of it, if one is facing the store.

 
A la Lawndale

A la Lawndale

At store of uncertain business along the parade route of "I Loathe a Parade." Most notably, Daria Morgendorffer found Tad Gupty crying in front of the store because he had lost his parents.

Axle's Peircing Parlor

Axl's Piercing Parlor is a Dega Street business shown in "Pierce Me" run by Axl.

 
Big Sub Shop

Big Sub

Seen in "I Loathe a Parade" near the spot where Daria, Tad and Tom Sloane hop on the Fashion Club float. Also seen as "Mmm Sub".

Cashmans's

Cashman's is a high-end clothing store in the Lawndale Mall and a frequent shopping destination of the Fashion Club.

 
A la Lawndale

Cedars of Lawndale

Cedars of Lawndale is the fictional hospital in Lawndale shown in "Jake of Hearts" and mostly likely also the hospital in "Ill".

Fandom's Views on Lawndale's Location

Debate exists among fans as to other possible locations for the fictional suburb, or at least places that had a curious similarity to it. For example, Richard Lobinske has brought up the Florida Connection (though this is more about inspirations than actual location). Suggested locations of Lawndale, other than the Baltimore area, include the following, listed with the fan who offered the idea.

  • Bacner: Essex County, Massachusetts
  • Kristen Bealer: American Midwest
  • Lisa Bleujabbe: California
  • Brother Grimace: Lower Midwestern or southwestern United States, especially southern or eastern Texas, away from Dallas and Houston
  • Decelaraptor: Inside a tesseract extradimensionally connected to many places in the United States (he was the first one in the fandom to come up with the idea)
  • Dervish: In a fictitious American state called Vikizan
  • DJPotatoe: Frederick MD or Red Lion PA
  • Michelle Klein-Häss: Connecticut
  • Lawndale Stalker: East-central Washington state (e.g., Richland, Washington), or inside a tesseract or time/space warp
  • Mike N: Texas coast between Corpus Christi and Houston
  • Robert Nowall: Similar to town of Poughkeepsie, New York
  • Ranchoth: The Netherworld or Texas
  • Ranger Thorne: Texas, though he recalls a map putting it in Connecticut; also wrote a story in which Lawndale was between New York, Metropolis (down around Norfolk), and Gotham City (on the Great Lakes)
  • TerraEsperZ: Inside a tesseract (per Decelaraptor)
  • Veldrin: Massachusetts
  • WacoKid: Colorado
  • Mike Yamiolkoski: St. Louis, Missouri, or New England
  • Pittsburghmuggle: Always assumed it to be in California (a lot of other shows always seem to be), until Is It College Yet? when they drove up to Boston.

External Links

PPMB threads discussing Lawndale and Its Location

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