Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25176701-20150713020703/@comment-27794543-20170504051307

108.206.195.170 wrote: The map does show the Baltimore area but that city has no buildings that look even close to the Polis one. Odds are the grounders called it Polis because it was part of its original name so Polis is most likely modeled after Minneapolis and that round building looks a lot like a weathered version of that cities round skyscraper. Also the forests in the show look an awful lot like north woods. Another candidate is Indianapolis it has a similar building too but not as good a fit.
 * 1) It was made pretty clear in the show that the name Polis derives from Polaris. Grounder religion is based around Becca. Becca's shuttle had two letters worn off turning Polaris into Pol__is.
 * 2) Even before we had a map, it was clear that Polis is nowhere near Minneapolis nor Indianapolis. We have the Lincoln Memorial & Mount Weather as landmarks and Polis is no more than a couple hours drive. Annapolis would be the better 'polis' guess but the writers have already confirmed Annapolis isn't Polis. Regardless, we now have a map ruling all those cities out.
 * 3) The nuclear apocalypse won't happen for another 35 years (2052). Building change.
 * 4) "the forests in the show look an awful lot like north woods" – more like the forest in Vancouver, BC ... where the show is filmed.