What is the setting of In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd?

All of the stories generally take place in one of two areas. Through flashback sequences, the author rapidly yet smoothly changes the setting from Hohman and the surrounding area, including Chicago as the site of the World's Fair, and Cedar Lake as the backdrop for the fishing trip, back to New York where Ralph lives as an adult. The final story also briefly includes scenes at a lunch counter located at a motel somewhere in New England.