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The Urban Setting Thesaurus Master List of Entries

The Urban Setting Thesaurus is the key to creating stronger, more powerful descriptions through the use of multi-sensory details that will draw readers in and enhance the story. Not only will it show you how to choose the right locations for your scenes, it also reveals how the setting can be used to characterize, reveal backstory, and provide triggers that can amplify character emotions and drive behavior. 

The following settings can be found in The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to City Spaces.

IN THE CITY
Alley
Bank
Big City Street
Boardroom
Car Accident
Car Wash
Cheap Motel
Community Center
Condemned Apartment Building (Click to view!)
Construction Site
Courtroom
Elevator
Emergency Room
Empty Lot
Factory
Fire Station
Fitness Center
Funeral Home
Gas Station
Hair Salon
Homeless Shelter
Hospital Room
Hotel Room
Juvenile Detention Center
Laundromat
Library
Mechanic’s Shop
Military Base
Morgue
Newsroom
Nursing Home
Office Cubicle
Park
Parking Garage
Parking Lot
Penthouse Suite
Police Station
Prison Cell (Click to view!)
Psychiatric Ward
Public Restroom
Refugee Camp
Run-down Apartment
Sewers
Small Town Street
Spa
Tattoo Parlor
Therapist’s Office
Underpass
Vet Clinic
Waiting Room

RESTAURANTS
Bakery
Bar (Click to view!)
Casual Dining Restaurant
Coffeehouse
Deli
Diner
Fast Food Restaurant
Ice Cream Parlor
Pub

RETAIL STORES
Antiques Shop
Bazaar

Bookstore
Convenience Store
Flower Shop
Grocery Store
Hardware Store
Jewelry Store
Liquor Store
Pawn Shop
Pet Store
Psychic’s Shop
Shopping Mall
Thrift Store
Used Car Dealership

SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND ART VENUES
Amusement Park
Art Gallery
Art Studio
Ballroom
Black-Tie Event
Bowling Alley
Carnival Funhouse
Casino
Circus
Golf Course
Green Room
Indoor Shooting Range
Movie Theater
Museum
Nightclub
Outdoor Pool
Outdoor Skating Rink
Parade
Performing Arts Theater
Pool Hall
Race Track (Horses)
Rec Center
Recording Studio
Rock Concert
Skate Park
Ski Resort
Sporting Event Stands
Vegas Stage Show
Waterpark
Zoo

TRANSPORTATION
Airplane
Airport
Ambulance
City Bus
Cruise Ship
Fishing Boat
Limousine
Marina
Military Helicopter
Old Pick-Up Truck
Police Car
Submarine
Subway Train
Subway Tunnel
Tank
Taxi
Train Station
Truck Stop
Yacht

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