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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
- Anderson Brown Co.[1][Dead link]
- Alexander Hot Dogs[2]
- Arcade
- Bank of the Prophet
- Battleship Bay
- Battleship Bay Gift Shop
- Bettermen's Auto Body
- Bolton Photography
- Breakfast Co.[3]
- Brown's Dark Chocolate
- Carter's Condensed Milk
- Chas. A. White Home and Garden Supply
- Choco's[4]
- Cigar Shop
- Clarke Naphtha
- Columbia Boards
- Columbia Chronicles
- Columbia Communication Company[5]
- Columbia Creamery
- Columbia Freight
- Columbian Flag Company
- Columbian Scientific[6]
- Columbia's Finest Ice
- Columbia Telegram Co.[7]
- Columbia Tobacco Co.[8]
- Columbia Toy Company
- Crolean's[9]
- Cunningham Studios
- Curt's Groceries & Meats
- Dandy's Candies
- Danny McCoy's Brand[10]
- Dimwit & Duke Ice Cream Shoppe
- Duke and Dimwit Stage Revue![11]
- Duke's Choice Concessions
- Easter & Sons Premium Automated Stallions
- Emporia Towers
- Fink Manufacturing
- Founders Books
- Gilbert's Tasty Dressing
- Good Time Club
- Graveyard Shift
- Grocery
- Gunsmith Shop
- Harper's Family Drugstore[12]
- Harper's Grocery
- Hudson's Fine Clothing
- Hotel Soldiers Field
- Icarus Travel Commission, Inc
- Jackson's Chewy Caramels[13]
- Katz Soap
- Kerner Preferred Hand Soap
- King & Son's
- Leonie Brothers
- Magical Melodies
- Marien-McLean Grocery C°
- Marlowe's Patented Vigors
- Mathew's Whisky
- Minor Victory[14]
- Minuteman Gazette
- New Eden Cafe
- OldeWash
- Parker & Co. Excelsior Brand Canned Meats
- Patriot's Pride
- R.J. Pickwick MFG[15]
- Robert & Son[16]
- Rolston's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
- Saunter Along[17]
- Sinclair Cigars
- Shoe Shine[1][Dead link]
- 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[18]
- Toy Soldiers
- Wilson Bros. & Company Bottling Works
- Wilson's
- Wright's Cigarettes[1][Dead link]
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[12]
- 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[12]
- 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![11]
- The Fellow Traveller
- Founders Books
- Hotel Soldiers Field
- New Eden Cafe
- Patriot's Pride
- Toy Soldiers
Finkton
- Main article: Finkton
- Businesses operating at Finkton Docks
- Businesses operating at Finkton Proper
- Businesses operating at Shantytown
- Businesses operating at the Factory
Emporia
- Businesses operating at Emporia
- Businesses operating at Downtown Emporia
- Bank of the Prophet
- Cigar Shop
- Curt's Groceries & Meats
- Cunningham Studios
- Duke and Dimwitt Stage Revue![11]
- Emporia Towers
- Founders Books
- Harper's Family Drugstore[12]
- 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
Brand Names
- Breakfast Co.[3]
- Brown's Dark Chocolate
- Carter's Condensed Milk
- Choco's[4]
- Clarke Naphtha
- Columbia Coffee
- Crolean's[9]
- Dandy's Candies
- Danny McCoy's Brand[10]
- Gilbert's Tasty Dressing
- Jackson's Chewy Caramels[13]
- Katz Soap
- Kerner Preferred Hand Soap
- Mathew's Whisky
- Sparkle Dry Soap
- Swiderek's Condensed Milk
- Taylor's Soap
- Tompson[18]
Semi-Canon Businesses
- Buffalo Tonic[19]
- Columbia Mail
- Columbia Post Office
- Columbia Transit
- Madam Warbler's Whiskey Cure[20]
- Major's Notions, Sundries and Novelties
- Martin & Jeffrey's[21]
- McNulty's[22]
- Royal Matches[23]
Behind the Scenes
- Sinclair Cigars is another reference to Scott Sinclair, the previous art director at Irrational Games who worked on BioShock. The same reference was also made with the Sinclair Spirits business in BioShock.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bioshock Ways Entreprises Page
- ↑ A vendor can be found advertising Alexander Hot Dogs at the Fairgrounds in BioShock Infinite.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Seen on Cereal boxes
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:Infinite eat.jpg
- ↑ Seen on intercoms throughout Columbia, example location: in the elevator to the Plaza of Zeal.
- ↑ Based on the following dialog on The First Lady in Burial at Sea - Episode 2:
Elizabeth: "It can't be this easy. The First Lady mark two was built around a particle lift system just like all the buildings in the city. I read about it in "Columbian Scientific." The particle is seated at the top of the structure. Must be up that lift." - ↑ The Telegram the player receives in the Town Center during BioShock Infinite
- ↑ Brand name on cigarette pack
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Producer of ice cream, sold at the Dimwit & Duke Ice Cream Shoppe, seen on ice cream cone models.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Seen on crates, sold at the Dimwit & Duke Ice Cream Shoppe. text reads: SINCE 1835 Danny McCoy's BRAND FINE IRISH WHISKEY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 The stage can be found on the Main Street of Soldier's Field (sign is also present in Downtown Emporia).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Can be found in various locations, such as Shady Lane of the Town Center.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Seen on Gift Boxes.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Seen on a sign in the Grocery in on New Eden Square.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Seen in early footage of the game as well as in this development image.
- ↑ The sign was used in an early build of BioShock Infinite. The sign still exists on a building in the PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale BioShock Infinite stage.
