Central City (Earth-1)


 * For alternative universes' versions of the city, see Central City (disambiguation)

"We live in a city full of meta-humans who continually do whatever they want, The Flash included."

- Scott Evans

Central City is a city located 600 miles from Star City. The city's power grid was being used excessively by Scott Morgan's company, leading to brownouts. Also, a particle accelerator was built by S.T.A.R. Labs, though not long after it being turned on it exploded, causing a shock-wave to blow through the city. This resulted in the creation of an unknown number of meta-humans. Barry Allen/The Flash and the S.T.A.R. Labs' team fight crime against meta-humans in it.

Following a black hole that S.T.A.R. Labs failed to shut down before its creation, half of the city has been destroyed.

Gangs and drug dealing

 * Darbinyan crime family (disbanded; deceased)
 * Royal Flush Gang (incarcerated)
 * Santini crime family

Neighborhoods

 * Inglewood

Residences

 * Allen House
 * Barry and Iris' apartment
 * Cisco Ramon's apartment
 * Caitlin Snow's apartment
 * Eddie Thawne's apartment
 * Eobard Thawne's mansion
 * Mark Mardon's apartment
 * Ramon House
 * Stein House
 * The Trickster's lair
 * West House

History
Central City was incorporated in 1852, the same year a devastating flood hit the city.

In 2013, S.T.A.R. Labs had finished their controversial particle accelerator, which exploded, causing dark matter to radiate across the city, creating an unknown number of metahumans.

In 2015, Central City was nearly destroyed when a massive singularity appeared above it. The singularity was eventually stopped by the Flash and his team, but at the cost of Ronnie Raymond, who sacrificed his life to close it. Central City credited the Flash for saving their city.

In 2016, Central City was at the mercy of Zoom, and was the target for Zoom's meta-human group's invasion, resulting in the Metapocalypse, a devastating event, that forced Central City Police Department to fight off a whole invading army of meta-humans from Earth Two.

Residents

 * Barry Allen
 * Shawna Baez
 * Mrs. Bates
 * Anthony Bellows
 * Roy Bivolo
 * Nathan Bliss (non-canon)
 * Tracy Brand
 * Certo
 * Stacy Conwell
 * Craig
 * Curtis
 * Doyle
 * Scott Evans
 * Jacob Fisher
 * Gibbons
 * Harold Hadley
 * Henry
 * Hersh
 * Cecile Horton
 * John James
 * James Jesse/The Trickster
 * Julius
 * Karen Kane
 * Kyle
 * Lexi La Roche
 * Dinah Lance
 * Brie Larvan/Bug-Eyed Bandit
 * Oswald Loomis
 * Mark Mardon/Weather Wizard
 * McSnurtle
 * Dexter Myles
 * Kyle Nimbus
 * Nina
 * Paige
 * Linda Park
 * Clay Parker
 * Pat
 * Paulson
 * Jake Puckett
 * Rajeet (non-canon)
 * Mrs. Ramon
 * Cisco Ramon
 * Hartley Rathaway/Pied Piper
 * Osgood Rathaway
 * Rachel Rathaway.
 * Rob
 * Joey Rose
 * Jason Rusch
 * Frank Santini
 * Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl
 * Cameron Scott
 * Sherry
 * David Singh
 * Lisa Snart/Golden Glider
 * Caitlin Snow
 * Clarissa Stein
 * Lily Stein
 * Marcus Stockheimer
 * Tracy
 * Vukuvich
 * Vito
 * Axel Walker/The Trickster
 * Joe West
 * Wally West
 * Widgick
 * Central City Fire Department chief
 * Cisco Ramon's father
 * Hartley Rathaway's grandfather
 * Henry's father
 * Linda Park's father
 * Linda Park's mother
 * Leonard Snart's grandfather
 * Mason Bridge's mother
 * Nathan Bliss' father (non-canon)
 * Nathan Bliss' mother (non-canon)
 * Paige's mother
 * Stagg Industries security guard
 * Sherry's ex-husband
 * Theresa Howard's daughter
 * Zoopathic woman

Former residents

 * Henry Allen (deceased)
 * Nora Allen (deceased)
 * Hannibal Bates (deceased)
 * Danton Black (deceased)
 * Elizabeth Black (deceased)
 * Mason Bridge (deceased)
 * Bill Carlisle (deceased)
 * Fred Chyre (deceased)
 * Samantha Clayton (relocated to an unknown location)
 * William Clayton (relocated to an unknown location)
 * Bea da Costa (deceased)
 * Araz Darbinyan (deceased)
 * Raffi Darbinyan (deceased)
 * Jake Davenport (deceased)
 * Ralph Dibny (deceased)
 * Casey Donahue (deceased)
 * Dinah Drake (relocated to Star City)
 * Grant Emerson (deceased)
 * Will Everett (deceased)
 * Farooq Gibran (deceased)
 * Eliza Harmon (deceased)
 * Theresa Howard (deceased)
 * Java (deceased)
 * Frankie Kane (relocated to Keystone City)
 * Lindsay Kang (deceased)
 * Daria Kim (deceased)
 * Clyde Mardon/Weather Wizard (deceased)
 * Tess Morgan (deceased)
 * Basil Nurblin (deceased)
 * Dante Ramon (deceased)
 * Ronnie Raymond (deceased)
 * Al Rothstein (deceased)
 * Al Rothstein (deceased)


 * Mick Rory/Heat Wave (joined the Legends)


 * Bette Sans Souci (deceased)
 * Vincent Santini (deceased)
 * Shults (deceased)
 * Jake Simmons (deceased)
 * Leonard Snart/Captain Cold (joined the Legends; deceased)
 * Patty Spivot (relocated to Midway City)
 * Simon Stagg (deceased)
 * Martin Stein (joined the Legends)
 * Eddie Thawne (deceased)
 * Eobard Thawne (erased from existence)
 * Harrison Wells (deceased)
 * Francine West (deceased; relocated to Keystone City)
 * Iris West (deceased)
 * Tony Woodward/Girder (deceased)
 * Fred Chyre's father (deceased)

Businesses

 * Amarasia Oasis
 * Big Belly Burger
 * Central City Police Department
 * Central City University
 * Central City Tribune
 * Central City National Bank
 * Central City Zoo
 * Central City Circus
 * Central City Museum
 * Central City Memorial Hospital
 * Central City Hospital
 * CC Jitters
 * Central City Shopping Mall
 * Central City Train Station
 * Carmichael Elementary
 * Central City Picture News
 * Concordance Research
 * Central City Morgue
 * Central City Waterfront
 * Central City Airport
 * Folston Tech
 * Gold City Bank
 * Gambi Cleaners
 * Hex's Gun Shop
 * Hudson University
 * Motorcar
 * Mercury Labs
 * Petersburg Electrical Substation
 * Rathaway Industries
 * S.T.A.R. Labs
 * Science Showcase
 * St. Andrews Hospital
 * Santini Crime Family Casino
 * Saints and Sinners
 * The Central City Citizen
 * Vogue Theatre
 * Warriors

Mayors

 * Anthony Bellows
 * Eobard Thawne (altered reality; formerly; erased from existence)

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Trivia

 * Central City is located approximately 600 miles from Star City

Behind the scenes

 * In the DC comic books, Central City is located in Missouri.
 * Dinah tells Laurel that she'll be "home in a flash", to Central City as a reference to Barry Allen, also known as the superhero The Flash, whose home is Central City in the DC comics.
 * Portland, Oregon is used for the overview shots utilizing all of the bridges. S.T.A.R. Labs is digitally added in Southwest Portland.
 * Central City, like Starling City (now Star City), has almost been destroyed a total of 5 times so far in the series. It was a destroyed by a Tidal Wave during Season 1's "Out of Time" in an alternate timeline, was again almost destroyed in Season 1's "Plastique," was almost destroyed during Season 1's "The Nuclear Man", was almost destroyed again during the Season 1 finale "Fast Enough" and was finally destroyed completely in an alternate timeline, "Legends of Yesterday." Ironically beating Star City in the many number of times the city has been destroyed.
 * The license plates in Central City read "Forever Free".