Where is Pine Valley?
Agnes Nixon, AMC creator, said in Episodes that PV was modeled on her home town on the Main Line in the Philadelphia suburbs. However, the outside shot they occasionally show before a scene is Palmer Square in Princeton, NJ, according to Randi Schweriner (schwerin@phoenix.Princeton.EDU). Also, the exterior of Cortlandt Manor is really a mansion called Waveny in New Canaan, CT. WildWind is actually Lyndhurst, on Rt. 9, in Tarrytown, NY. It was the home of Jay Gould, the Railroad robber baron, and is open to the public. According to Ruth Warrick in her book “The Confessions of Phoebe Tyler” (Berkeley Press, 1982): “A careful viewer might be able to place the geographical location (of Pine Valley) a bit more specifically. It is the suburb of `Center City,’ which somewhat resembles Philadelphia. And it is about ninety miles from New York City — close enough for illicit or clandestine adventures, but distant enough to avoid Fun City’s distinctive flavor. In fact, Pine Valley occupies rou
