Twin Peaks Location – Mr. C’s Car Crash

One of the first locations I recall finding from Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime was the site of Mr. C’s Car Crash in Part 3. The episode originally aired on Showtime Anytime on May 21 and was subsequently broadcast on May 28.  By June 3, I had found the location on Google Maps.

WHERE IS MR. C’S CAR CRASH LOCATED?

Map of Car Crash Location
Google Maps

The scene was filmed at 3646 Soledad Canyon Road, Acton, CA.

I figured the location was captured in southern California as I’ve visited the desert areas outside of Los Angeles many times in recent years. The landscape features – particularly the trees, the rocks, the color of the land – were all immediately recognizable.

FINDING MR. C’S CAR CRASH LOCATION

Detail of map with red circled area

The biggest clue to help me locate the area was a building seen in the distance which looked like it contained an ACE Hardware logo.

ACE Hardware Locations
Google Maps

I searched for “ACE Hardware” stores in Los Angeles. I narrowed the search by visiting locations where I thought the building would be found. Any hardware store close to downtown Los Angeles was ruled out.

ACE Hardware in Acton, CA
Google Maps

While using street view on Google Maps, I found a building that appeared to resemble the building seen in the distance.

Map of ACE Hardware in Acton, CA

I followed the road away from the hardware shop in Acton, CA using street view. It wasn’t long until I found the area on Soledad Canyon Road that matched the scenes from Part 3.

SCREEN-TO-LOCATION COMPARISON OF MR. C’S CAR CRASH

Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Part 3
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Google Maps
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Part 3
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Google Maps
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Part 3
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Google Maps
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Part 3
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Google Maps
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Part 3
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Google Maps
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Part 3
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Google Maps
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Part 3
Mr. C's Car Crash Location
Google Maps

You can see some behind the scenes footage of this scene being filmed in the short, “See You on the Other Side Dear Friend” on the Twin Peaks – Season 3 Blu-ray set.

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  • Steven Miller at Twede's Cafe enjoying cherry pie and coffee

    A "Twin Peaks" fan since October 1993, Steven Miller launched Twin Peaks Blog in February 2018 to document his decades-long fascination with David Lynch and Mark Frost's wonderful and strange show. With his Canon camera in hand, he's visited numerous film locations, attended Twin Peaks events and conducted extensive historical research about this groundbreaking series. Along with fellow Bookhouse Boys, he dreams of creating a complete Twin Peaks Archive of the series and feature film. Steven currently resides in Central Florida.

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