Rosewood, Pennsylvania

Rosewood, Pennsylvania
Pretty Little Liars location
Country	United States
Creator	Sara Shepard
Genre	Novel/TV series
Type	Fictional City
Population	7989
First appearance	Novel: Pretty Little Liars (2006) Television: "Pilot" (episode 1.01)

Rosewood is a fictional town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal setting of the television series Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard. The Liars live in this town along with most of the other characters. It contains many principal locations: the police station, the Rosewood High School, the church, the Rosewood Shopping Center, Hollis College, the Rosewood Community Hospital, the Rosewood movie theater, the mausoleum, the dental office, the Ophthalmology Cabinet, and the Rosewood Court.

Virtually all these locations are actually exteriors on the backlot of the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank. Interior scenes are filmed separately on nearby soundstages. For example, different sides of the same building on the backlot are used for the entrances of the Rosewood police station and high school.

History

Book series

While the TV show tends to play down the social class of the residents, the books make it clear that Rosewood is an extremely wealthy town. As a Main Line town, it has a long history of prestige associated with the railroad industry of the 1800s. The majority of the residents are in the upper class and many families, such as the Hastings, have had significant wealth dating back to the 1800s. Another big difference from the show is the town's atmosphere. In the novels, Rosewood is essentially a 'country-glam' suburb. It has everything from farms, picturesque cornfields, and pastures to barns converted into apartments and other types of buildings. In fact, many of the mansions were converted from large farms. Many homes are close to woodsy areas. Emily's backyard is bordered by the woods, Spencer and Ali's neighborhood is essentially surrounded by a small forest, and the Kahns' vast property is also bordered by a forest.

Though it is strongly leaning towards the rural end, Rosewood appears to be a fairly large town. It has a shopping center called King James Mall and the girls all appear to live in very different sections of the suburb.

Locations

Places in Rosewood Anne Sullivan's Office The Church Ezra's Office The Greenhouse The Haunted House Hollis College The Kissing Rock Shady Pines Cemetery Rosewood Community Hospital Rosewood Country Club Rosewood High School (Rosewood Day in the books) Rosewood Mall (The King James Mall in the books) Edgewood Motor Court Rosewood Movie Theater Rosewood Police Department Speed Demon Express Stockbridge Trail Wright's Playground Diva Dish

Private Residences Aria's House Emily's House Ezra's Apartment Hanna's House DiLaurentis House (was previously home to Maya St. Germain, respectively) Spencer's House and the Barn Jenna's House (previously by Toby) CeCe's Apartment Toby's Apartment

Eating Establishments Apple Rose Grille" Coffea Espresso Shop" Hollis Bar & Grill" ("Snookers" in the book) Lucky Leon's Cupcakes" Rive Gauche" The Brew"

References