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"There is something more powerful than each of us, a combination of our efforts, a Great Chain of industry that unites us. But it is only when we struggle in our own interest that the chain pulls society in the right direction..." - Andrew Ryan
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- For Businesses in Rapture, see Rapture Businesses.
Despite Jeremiah Fink's monopoly with Fink Manufacturing, Columbia still featured a lot of businesses, mostly owned by Columbia's middle class.
Businesses operating in Columbia[]
- Alexander Hot Dogs
- Arcade
- Bank of the Prophet
- Bank Solutions Safe Identification Co.[1]
- Battleship Bay
- Battleship Bay Gift Shop
- Bettermen's Auto Body
- Bolton Photography
- Breakfast Co.[2]
- Brown's Dark Chocolate
- Carter's Condensed Milk
- Chas. A. White Home and Garden Supply
- Choco's[3]
- Cigar Shop
- Clarke Naphtha
- Columbia Boards
- Columbia Chronicles
- Columbia Civil Defense Emergency Services[4]
- Columbia Communication Company[5]
- Columbia Creamery
- Columbia Freight
- Columbian Flag Company
- Columbian Scientific
- Columbia's Finest Ice
- Columbia Telegram Co.[6]
- Columbia Tobacco Co.[7]
- Columbia Toy Company
- Columbia Water Supply[8]
- Comstock Academy[9]
- Crolean's[10]
- Cunningham Studios
- Curt's Groceries & Meats
- Dandy's Candies
- Danny McCoy's Brand[11]
- Dimwit & Duke Ice Cream Shoppe
- Duke and Dimwit Stage Revue![12]
- Duke's Choice Concessions
- Easter & Sons Premium Automated Stallions
- Emporia Towers
- Fink Manufacturing
- Finkton University[13]
- Founders Books
- Gilbert's Tasty Dressing
- Good Time Club
- Graveyard Shift
- Grocery
- Gunsmith Shop
- Harper's Family Drugstore[14]
- Harper's Grocery
- Hudson's Fine Clothing
- Hotel Soldiers Field
- Icarus Travel Commission, Inc
- Jackson's Chewy Caramels[15]
- Katz Soap
- Kerner Preferred Hand Soap
- King's Ltd[16]
- King & Son's
- Leonie Brothers
- Magical Melodies
- Marien-McLean Grocery C°
- Marlowe's Patented Vigors
- Mathew's Whisky
- Minor Victory[17]
- Minuteman Gazette
- New Eden Cafe
- OldeWash
- Parker & Co. Excelsior Brand Canned Meats
- Patriot's Pride
- R.J. Pickwick MFG[18]
- Robert & Son[19]
- Rolston's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
- Saunter Along[20]
- Shoe Shine[21]
- Sparkle Dry Soap
- Springfield
- Swiderek's Condensed Milk
- T.A. Snodgrass Company
- Taylor's Soap
- The Blue Ribbon
- The Fellow Traveller
- The National Grain Company
- The Salty Oyster
- Tompson[22]
- Toy Soldiers
- Wickens Ltd.[23]
- Wilson Bros. & Company Bottling Works
- Wilson's
- Wright's Cigarettes[24]
Businesses By Location[]
Town Center[]
- Businesses operating at the Town Center
- The Blue Ribbon
- Chas. A. White Home and Garden Supply
- Cigar Shop
- Columbia Creamery
- Curt's Groceries & Meats
- Grocery
- Harper's Family Drugstore[14]
- Hudson's Fine Clothing
- New Eden Cafe
- Patriot's Pride
- Springfield
- Wilson Bros. & Company Bottling Works
- Businesses operating at Comstock Center Rooftops
Monument Island[]
- Businesses operating at Monument Island
- Cigar Shop
- Harper's Family Drugstore[14]
- Wilson Bros. & Company Bottling Works
Soldier's Field[]
- Businesses operating at Battleship Bay
- Businesses operating at Soldier's Field
- Cigar Shop
- Dimwit & Duke Ice Cream Shoppe
- The Cunningham Studios
- Duke's Choice Concessions
- Duke and Dimwit Stage Revue![12]
- The Fellow Traveller
- Founders Books
- Hotel Soldiers Field
- New Eden Cafe
- Patriot's Pride
- Toy Soldiers
- Hall of Heroes Memorial Gift Shop
Finkton[]
- Main article: Finkton
- Businesses operating at Finkton Docks
- Businesses operating at Finkton Proper
- Businesses operating at Shantytown
- Businesses operating at the Factory
Emporia[]
- Algonquin Luxury Suites[25]
- Columbia Creamery
- Founders Books
- The Salty Oyster
- Businesses operating at Downtown Emporia
- Art Gallery
- Bank of the Prophet
- Cigar Shop
- Curt's Groceries & Meats
- Cunningham Studios
- Duke and Dimwitt Stage Revue![12]
- Emporia Towers
- Founders Books
- Harper's Family Drugstore[14]
- Magical Melodies
- New Eden Cafe
- Parker & Co. Excelsior Brand Canned Meats
- Patriot's Pride
- Springfield
- Businesses operating at Comstock House
- Comstock House Re-Education Center
The Sodom Below[]
- B. Markham[26]
- DeWitt Investigations
- Martin Motors[27]
Brand Names[]
- Breakfast Co.[2]
- Brown's Dark Chocolate
- Choco's Candy Bars
- Clarke Naphtha
- Columbia Brand Sardines
- Columbia Cereal
- Columbia Soft Paste
- Columbia's Best Popcorn
- Crolean's[10]
- Dandy's Candies
- Finkton Baked Beans
- Finkton Rations
- Finkton Spinach
- Finkton's Tomato Soup
- Gilbert's Tasty Dressing
- Harvay's Potato Chips
- Jackson's Chewy Caramels[15]
- Katz Soap
- Kerner Preferred Hand Soap
- Memphis Yo-Yo[28]
- Shane & Mathew's Dandruff[29]
- Sparkle Dry Soap
- Taylor's Soap
- Tompson[22]
- White Oats
Brands of Drinks[]
- Carter's Condensed Milk
- Columbia 1830 Rye Whiskey
- Columbia Coffee
- Columbia Lager Beer
- Danny McCoy's Brand Whiskey[11]
- Emporian Shipping Bourbon
- Finkton Special Dry Gin
- Jean de Pickart Champagne
- King Absinthe
- Mathew's Whisky
- Pap Drink Soda
- Splendid Champagne Brandy Liqueur
- Swiderek's Condensed Milk
- Victor Valley Wine
- Villavicencio Vermouth
- Zimmermann Chardonnay
Semi-Canon Businesses[]
- Anderson's
- Anderson Brown Co.
- Baker
- Brait's
- Buffalo Tonic[30]
- Columbia Mail
- Columbia Post Office
- Columbia Transit
- Evan's
- Fanciful Fashion
- First Lady Brand
- Hadleys
- Lax
- Madam Warbler's Whiskey Cure[31]
- Major's Notions, Sundries and Novelties
- Martin & Jeffrey's[32]
- McNulty's
- Murreys Shoes
- Parke's
- Royal Matches
- Thomas R°
- Schoeller Sussman Company
- Sinclair Cigars
- Zimkin Realty Co.
References[]
- ↑ Seen on a large safe in the 'Bank of the Prophet'.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Seen on Cereal boxes.
- ↑ File:Infinite eat.jpg.
- ↑ Seen on an ambulance in the Financial District of Downtown Emporia.
- ↑ Seen on intercoms throughout Columbia, example location: in the elevator to the Plaza of Zeal.
- ↑ The Telegram the player receives in the Town Center during BioShock Infinite.
- ↑ Brand name on cigarette pack.
- ↑ Seen on water towers around Columbia.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Academy, found in Soldier's Field.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Producer of ice cream, sold at the Dimwit & Duke Ice Cream Shoppe, seen on ice cream cone models.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Seen on crates, sold at the Dimwit & Duke Ice Cream Shoppe. text reads: SINCE 1835 Danny McCoy's BRAND FINE IRISH WHISKEY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 The stage can be found on the Main Street of Soldier's Field (sign is also present in Downtown Emporia).
- ↑ Name seen on a seal on music sheets for Ludwig van Beethoven's Allegro for Flute Clock, found in Magical Melodies.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Can be found in various locations, such as Shady Lane of the Town Center.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Seen on Gift Boxes.
- ↑ Producer of King Absinthe.
- ↑ Cigarette brand for children, advertised in The Envy of All His Peers Kinetoscope.
- ↑ Sky-Hook Advertisement
- ↑ Seen on ex. crates and trailers across Columbia.
- ↑ Seen on shoeboxes throughout Columbia. Example location: Hudson's Fine Clothing.
- ↑ Shoe shining stations can be found in various locations, including Hudson's Fine Clothing.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Seen on a sign in the Grocery on New Eden Square.
- ↑ Advertisement seen in the basement of Hudson's Fine Clothing in Emporia.
- ↑ Sign found in Dimwit & Duke Ice Cream Shoppe.
- ↑ Seen on advertisements.
- ↑ Advertisement seen in the alley outside DeWitt Investigations in New York City. B. Markham sells brushes, oils, and paints, and is located on 26 Liberty Street.
- ↑ Seen on the T.C. 9000 car advertising billboard in New York City in 1983, when Elizabeth brings Booker there through a Tear. Martin Motors is a automotive manufacturer.
- ↑ Seen on the yo-yo used by a child in The Fairgrounds.
- ↑ Seen on a Tear in The OPS Zeal stage in Clash in the Clouds.
- ↑ A 180 Proof "tonic" found by Elizabeth in the unused sound file
vo_elizabeth_inform_foundAlcohol_1348.ogg - ↑ A bottle of alcohol found by Elizabeth in the unused sound file
vo_elizabeth_inform_foundAlcohol_1351.ogg - ↑ BioShock: Infinite E3 2011 Gameplay Demo (PS3, Xbox 360) on YouTube
