Blue-collar families are the backbone of American sitcoms, but few showed working-class life as authentically as "Roseanne" and its successor "The Conners." The family's struggles and triumphs take place in a very specific Midwest setting. Which Illinois town do the Conners call home?
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The answer is: Lanford
Welcome to Lanford, Illinois - a town that exists everywhere and nowhere. It's every Midwest city where the factories are closing faster than the new Dollar Stores can open, and the most happening spot in town is the bingo hall at the VFW.
Their house at 714 Delaware Street is every bit as lived-in as your aunt's place - right down to that afghan blanket that's somehow survived three decades of TV history. It's the kind of home where the furniture doesn't match because life happened, not because some decorator decided "eclectic" was in this season.
From Wellman Plastics (where Roseanne and Jackie's dreams went to die on the assembly line) to The Lunch Box (where they served loose meat sandwiches and side orders of sass), every spot in Lanford feels like it could be right around the corner.
Lanford takes inspiration from Elgin, Illinois. But really, it's any town where people laugh because if they don't, they might cry about their bills. You can't visit Lanford, but drive through any Midwest town where the best restaurant is still a diner with questionable coffee and unquestionable pie, and you'll find it.
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