In Twin Peaks Part 14 on Showtime, Deputy Andy Brennan is transported to the Fireman’s House. He is shown a series of images projected above him on a white dome. While researching this set for a Vacant Peaks article, I became fascinated with the superimposed images of Special Agent Dale Cooper and Mr. C in…
Late in Twin Peaks Part 3 on Showtime, there is a short six-second establishing shot of the William Penn statue on top of City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Similar to other establishing shots from Season 3 (such as Diane Evans’ apartment exterior or Yankton Federal Prison), this shot was footage captured by someone else.
I recently identified the film location for the Fireman’s house in Twin Peaks on Showtime. This set was seen in Parts 1, 8, 14, and 17 of Season 3. Interiors were shot at the Tower Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and the house exterior were created by the visual effects team BUF. While researching these…
One of the most incredible sets in Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime is The Fireman’s House. This location appears in four episodes of The Return including Parts 1, 8, 14 and 17. Always shown in black and white, the actual location used was the former Tower Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, California.
In two previous articles, I detailed the locations of the boy and girl scenes from Twin Peaks Part 8 on Showtime. This final article in that series takes a closer look at the arrival of the Frogmoth at the girl’s bedroom. The interior and exterior scenes were shot in the same location as the “Goodnight…
In a previous article, I discussed the film location in Twin Peaks Part 8 on Showtime where a boy (played by Xolo Maridueña) and a girl (played by Tikaeni Faircrest) find a lucky penny near a gas station in New Mexico. The scene set in 1956 continues with the couple walking along a dirt path…
In the latter half of Twin Peaks Part 8 on Showtime, there is a short scene of a boy (played by Xolo Maridueña) and a girl (played by Tikaeni Faircrest) walking by a gas station. This monochromatic scene is supposed to take place on August 5, 1956 in New Mexico. In reality, the scene was…
According to the “Twin Peaks Access Guide to the Town,” Calhoun Memorial Hospital is located at the corner of Lynch Road and Falls Avenue in Twin Peaks. In reality, the building’s exterior was shot in Tukwila, Washington. As the sun was setting on October 11, 2019, I dashed over to grab a few updated location…
In Episode 2.022, Audrey Horne performs an act of civil disobedience by chaining herself to a vault in the Twin Peaks Savings and Loan. Shortly after, Andrew Packard and Pete Martell open a safety deposit box filled with a parting gift from Thomas Eckhardt. In reality, the bank was filmed at two different spots in…
At the beginning of Episode 2009, Agents Rosenfield and Cooper join Sheriff Truman and Deputy Hawk for a walk to discuss the latest clues from Maddy Furgeson’s death. The scene is supposed to take place outside Calhoun Memorial Hospital (more on that in a minute). In reality, the crew shot this scene at the popular…