Star City

Starling City is a major metropolis in the United States of America. The city is home to important businesses and corporations such as Queen Consolidated, Palmer Technologies and Merlyn Global Group. Despite being a thriving metropolis, Starling City is rife with poverty, crime and corruption.

Following the takeover of Queen Consolidated by Ray Palmer, and its renaming to Palmer Technologies, Ray wished to rebrand the city as "Star City".

Overview
Starling City is made up of various neighbourhoods, though the largest (and poorest) is the Glades

Business

 * Queen Consolidated: The head business of Starling City, Queen Consolidated was founded and led by Robert Queen until the man's death in 2007. The company was led by Moira's new husband, Walter Steele, until his kidnapping by Malcolm Merlyn in 2012 and was then taken over by Moira until the fulfilment of the Undertaking when she was arrested. In the following months Queen Consolidated suffered from the backlash, losing much of its influence and interest, until it was near bankrupt. Stellmoor International's vice president of acquisitions, Isabel Rochev, sought to buyout Queen Consolidated, which would result in the firing of all its employers but the company is saved with Walter's help.
 * Palmer Technologies: In 2014, Ray Palmer took over Queen Consolidated and rebranded it as Palmer Technologies. He began using it to build his A.T.O.M. Exosuit, possibly for future vigilante activities.

Nightlife

 * Verdant: Was built in an abandoned Queen building and is used as a cover for Oliver Queen's vigilante activities, which happen in the Arrowcave below the building. Verdant is currently under Thea Queen's ownership and management as her maternal half-brother has become Queen Consolidated's CEO.
 * Poison: Was built by Max Fuller, and is the only known nightclub other than Verdant.

Crime
Starling City is plagued by crime and corruption at all levels of society, from gangs and drug dealers in the streets to corrupt corporate executives such as Adam Hunt.

Gangs and Drug Dealing
The two major gangs are the Chinese Triad and the Bratva (the Russian mafia), and formerly the Bertinelli family before its demise. Drug dealing has been a major concern for the police department for many years, but they have been unsuccessful in effectively dealing with the issue. The city has suffered from dangerous drug dealing such as when Count Vertigo, and later Dr. Webb, spread Vertigo throughout the city.
 * The Bertinelli crime family (disbanded)
 * The Chinese Triad
 * The Hoods (disbanded; incarcerated)
 * The Royal Flush Gang
 * The Solntsevskaya Bratva
 * The Church of Blood
 * Brother Eye (disbanded; incarcerated)
 * Culebra gang

At one point, the Church of Blood gained considerable influence and power in Starling City. They simultaneously managed to get Sebastian Blood elected mayor of Starling City and gained control of Queen Consolidated through Isabel Rochev, and then unleashed an army of Mirakuru-enhanced soldiers on the city. However, the Church of Blood was stopped by the efforts of Team Arrow, and its leaders were imprisoned or killed.

Although the League of Assassins is not based in Starling City, several of its members have operated there, including Malcolm Merlyn and Nyssa al'Ghul.

Vigilantism
In 2008, boxer Ted Grant began operating as a vigilante patrolling the Glades. He took on Isaac Stanzler as his protege and gained some small media attention. Their vigilante activities ended when Isaac beat to death a criminal he and Ted were pursuing.

In 2012 shipwrecked billionaire Oliver Queen returned to civilization with the purpose of saving Starling City from the people poisoning it. Acting as the vigilante The Hood Oliver dealt major blows to the criminal underworld throughout his first months causing crime rates to lower. Mentally unstable crime lord's daughter, Helena Bertinelli, also acted as a vigilante to exact revenge on her own father, destroying his criminal empire and aiming to murder him. She failed to murder him, however, and he managed to escape from her.

After the earthquake that devastated the city and the Hood's self-imposed retirement, embittered survivors formed a copycat group called the Hoods to exact vigilante vengeance on those they considered guilty of helping in the Glade's destruction. At the same time that the Hoods appeared, Starling saw the arrival of a mysterious vigilante called The Canary, who fought crimes related to misogyny. She turned out to be Sara Lance, who had long been presumed dead.

After the Undertaking, Roy Harper took to vigilantism to protect the innocent people of the Glades. Later he became an informant for The Arrow, and ultimately a member of his team.

After Sara Lance died, Laurel Lance turned to vigilantism as well and took up the mantle of the Canary in place of her sister.

Buildings

 * Exchange Building
 * Nodell Towers
 * Winnick Building
 * Winick Tower

Neighborhoods

 * Adam Heights
 * Castlefall
 * The Glades
 * Lamb Valley
 * Orchid Bay
 * South End
 * South Boulevard
 * The Triangle
 * North District

Landmarks

 * Bisque Museum
 * Grell Museum
 * Star Bridge
 * Starling City Aquarium

Residences

 * Al-Owal's hideout
 * Bertinelli Mansion
 * Carly Diggle's apartment
 * Cyrus Gold's apartment
 * Carrie Cutter's apartment
 * Daily's apartment
 * Felicity Smoak's house
 * George Wolfman's mansion
 * Helena Bertinelli's apartment
 * James Holder's penthouse
 * John Nickel's penthouse
 * John Diggle's apartment
 * Laurel Lance's apartment
 * Lance House
 * Merlyn Mansion
 * McKenna Hall's apartment
 * Max Stanton's flat
 * Queen Mansion
 * Quentin Lance's apartment
 * Roy Harper's house
 * Sara Lance's hideout
 * Tommy Merlyn's apartment
 * Thea Queen's loft
 * Xavier Reed's hideout

History
The city was founded in 1910.

Residents

 * Adam Hunt (deceased)
 * Alexi Leonov (deceased)
 * Anthony Venza (incarcerated)
 * Adam Hunt's daughter
 * Amanda Chen (formerly)
 * Andy Diggle (deceased)
 * A.J. Diggle
 * Altman (deceased)
 * Adam Donner
 * Aglin (incarcerated)
 * Avery Pressnall
 * Brian Nudocerdo
 * Brackett
 * Bethany Snow
 * Baker (incarcerated)
 * Barton Mathis (deceased)
 * Carly Diggle
 * Carl Rasmussen
 * Carl Rasmussen's wife
 * Carl Rasmussen's children
 * Carter Bowen
 * Chien Na Wei (incarcerated)
 * Cyrus Vanch (incarcerated)
 * Carl Ballard
 * Count Vertigo (deceased)
 * Colton (incarcerated)
 * Cindy
 * Cyrus Gold (deceased; possibly)
 * Costa
 * Cronan
 * Celia Castle
 * Chris Mancini
 * Carrie Cutter
 * Derek Reston (deceased)
 * Dina Salvati
 * Doug Miller
 * Danny de la Vega (deceased)
 * Dinah Lance (formerly)
 * David Maclean (deceased)
 * Daily
 * Danny Brickwell
 * Emily Nocenti
 * Emma Falk (deceased)
 * Ezra Barnes (incarcerated)
 * Evans
 * Erlich Kelso (deceased)
 * Erica Vendel
 * Felicity Smoak
 * Floyd Lawton
 * Frank Bertinelli (deceased)
 * Frank Chen (deceased)
 * Groves
 * Grell
 * Garfield Lynns (deceased)
 * Garfield Lynns's wife
 * Garfield Lynns's children
 * Gavin Carnahan (deceased)
 * George Wolfman (deceased)
 * Gus Sabatoni (deceased)
 * Gill
 * Greg Osborne (incarcerated)
 * Gravano (incarcerated)
 * Helena Bertinelli (incarcerated)
 * Izzy Declan
 * Isabel Rochev (deceased)
 * Isaac Stanzler (deceased)
 * Joanna de la Vega
 * John Diggle
 * James Holder (deceased)
 * Jason Brodeur (incarcerated)
 * Josiah Hudson (deceased)
 * Janice Bowen
 * Jana Washington
 * Johnny Williams
 * John Nickel (deceased)
 * Jenn
 * Joseph Falk (deceased)
 * Jean
 * Jeff Deveau (incarcerated)
 * Jean Loring
 * Jones
 * Jeannie Hilton
 * Kate Spencer (deceased)
 * Kyle Reston (incarcerated)
 * Ken Williams
 * Ken Williams' wife (deceased)
 * Ken Rabehl (deceased)
 * Kelton (deceased)
 * Kirby Bates (deceased)
 * Klaus Markos (incarcerated)
 * Laurel Lance
 * Lucas Hilton (deceased)
 * Leo Mueller (deceased)
 * Lockhart
 * Luciano Costa
 * Moss
 * Moira Queen (deceased)
 * Martin Somers (incarcerated)
 * Max Fuller
 * Max Fuller's wife
 * Patel (incarcerated)
 * Malcolm Merlyn
 * Mrs. Reston
 * McKenna Hall (formerly)
 * Mr. Blank (deceased)
 * Mandelbaum
 * Max Stanton (deceased)
 * McCarthy (deceased)
 * Mikhail Petrov
 * Maitre'd
 * Mikhail Petrov
 * Michael Ancona
 * Mr. Gardner
 * Mrs. Gardner
 * Neil Lamb
 * Ned Foster
 * Nick Salvati (deceased)
 * Nelson Ravich (deceased)
 * Nico (incarcerated)
 * Oliver Queen
 * Peter Declan
 * Paul Copani (deceased)
 * Quentin Lance
 * Raisa
 * Robert Queen (deceased)
 * Rob Scott
 * Raines
 * Roy Harper
 * Rivera
 * Ray
 * Ryan Doucette (deceased)
 * Ray Palmer
 * Sara Lance (deceased)
 * Stan Washington
 * Scott Morgan (deceased)
 * Suarez
 * Sebastian Blood (deceased)
 * Slade Wilson (formerly; incarcerated on Lian Yu)
 * Stein
 * Shintaro Shimosawa
 * Simon Lacroix (incarcerated)
 * Skel (incarcerated)
 * Oliver Queen's child's mother (formerly)
 * Thea Queen
 * Tommy Merlyn (deceased)
 * Teddy Reston
 * Ted Gaynor (deceased)
 * Ted Kord
 * Tony Daniel
 * Ted Grant
 * Victor Nocenti (deceased)
 * Vincent Steelgrave (incarcerated)
 * Walter Steele
 * Warren Patel
 * Werner Zytle (incarcerated)
 * Xavier Reed (deceased)

Businesses

 * Alley Cat's
 * Amertek Industries
 * Big Belly Burger
 * Brodeur Chemical
 * Bertinelli Construction
 * Blackhawk Squad Protection Group
 * City Necessary Resources Initiative
 * Deville
 * Eagrass
 * Federal Emergency Management Agency
 * Glades Memorial Hospital
 * Granger Laboratories
 * Hunt Multinational
 * Holder Group
 * Jade Dragon Restaurant
 * Kord Industries
 * Kord Enterprises
 * Kardak Holdings
 * Langford Institute
 * Merlyn Global Group
 * Metamorpho
 * Mark Scheffer's toy shop
 * Ostrander Hotel
 * Ostrander Rum
 * Poison
 * Papp Motel
 * Palmer Technologies
 * Queen Consolidated
 * Queen Industrial Inc.
 * Queen Consolidated's Applied Sciences Division
 * Redwood United Bank
 * Russo's
 * Starling City Plaza Hotel
 * Starling General Hospital
 * St. Walker's Hospital
 * Starling Hospital
 * Starling City Police Department
 * Starling City Docks
 * Starling Port
 * Starling Trust Bank
 * Sagittarius
 * Starling City Fire Department
 * Starling City Department of Transportation
 * Starling City Cancer Society
 * Starling City Municipal Group
 * Starling County Institute
 * Stellmoor International
 * Standing Strong
 * Starling National Bank
 * Starling Municipal Records Department
 * Starling City Moblie Care
 * Starling City Archives
 * Starling Cannery
 * Starling City Rail
 * Starling City Airport
 * Starling City University
 * Table Salt
 * Unidac Industries
 * Verdant

Mayors

 * Altman (deceased)
 * Sebastian Blood (deceased)
 * Celia Castle (incumbent)

Trivia

 * In the original Green Arrow comics, the city is named "Star City". It was changed to Starling City to match with the grounded atmosphere the show was introducing.
 * The flyover scenes include cities such as Boston, Philadelphia, Frankfurt, and Houston.
 * In the first season episode "Unfinished Business", the coordinates (47.6097N 122.3331W) place a rundown neighborhood of Starling City in Seattle, near the Pioneer Square-Skid Road Historic District known for the Seattle Underground. The Underground was built after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 and forgotten decades later, much like the subway system abandoned in Starling City.
 * In the second season episode "Blast Radius", a letter addressed to Sebastian Blood had ZIP code 98114. 981xx is the main ZIP Code for Seattle.
 * In the first episode of The Flash, Oliver mentions that Central City is 600 miles away from Starling City.
 * In, the Starling City Airport is located on Lake Superior in Northern Wisconsin.