<P> Set in suburban Columbus , Ohio , during the Reagan administration , Steven and Elyse Keaton ( Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter ) are baby boomers , liberals and former hippies , raising their three children : ambitious , would - be millionaire entrepreneur Alex ( Michael J. Fox ) ; fashion - conscious , gossipy Mallory ( Justine Bateman ) ; and tomboy Jennifer ( Tina Yothers ) . Married in 1964 , Elyse is an independent architect and Steven , a native of Buffalo , New York , is the station manager of WKS , a local public television station . </P>
<P> Set in suburban Columbus , Ohio , during the Reagan administration , Steven and Elyse Keaton ( Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter ) are baby boomers , liberals and former hippies , raising their three children : ambitious , would - be millionaire entrepreneur Alex ( Michael J. Fox ) ; fashion - conscious , gossipy Mallory ( Justine Bateman ) ; and tomboy Jennifer ( Tina Yothers ) . Married in 1964 , Elyse is an independent architect and Steven , a native of Buffalo , New York , is the station manager of WKS , a local public television station . </P>
where did the keatons live on family ties
where did the keatons live on family ties
suburban Columbus , Ohio
suburban Columbus , Ohio