The gazebo at Easter Park in Twin Peaks serves as the backdrop for several key scenes in seasons 1 and 2 in Twin Peaks. According to the “Twin Peaks Access Guide to the Town,” the gazebo is located in Upper Twin Park at the corner of Falls Avenue and Cedar Street, which is nowhere near a lake as seen…
The tour of airports in Twin Peaks continues with a look at the Twin Peaks Airport from episode 2.020 in season two. While the “Twin Peaks Access Guide to the Town” calls the airpot Old Unguin’s Field, it is called Blake Lake Airport in the script. In reality, the scenes were shot at Whiteman Airport in…
I’ve been exploring the various locations used for Yankton Federal Prison in Twin Peaks: The Return on Showtime. This time, we stop by Warden Dwight Murphy’s office as seen in Part 7. Like several other scenes that take place in the prison, the office set is located at Sybil Brand Institute in Los Angeles, California.
The tour of scenes shot inside Sybil Brand Institute in Los Angeles, California continues with a look at Mr. C’s jail cell at Yankton Federal Prison. These interior scenes appear in Twin Peaks Parts 5 and 7 on Showtime.
In a recent article, I discussed the exterior locations used for Yankton Federal Prison in Twin Peaks on Showtime. This time we venture inside to the administration hallways from this California location that was once home to a women’s prison.
In Twin Peaks Part 4, 5 and 7 on Showtime, action took place at Yankton Federal Prison in South Dakota. In reality, scenes were shot at Sybil Brand Institute, the former Los Angeles County correctional facility for women that closed in 1997. Since there are multiple scenes that take place both inside and out the prison, I’ve…
After receiving a call at the FBI Office in Philadelphia in Twin Peaks Part 3 on Showtime, FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole, Agent Albert Rosenfield and Agent Tammy Preston fly to the Black Hills of South Dakota to meet Agent Cooper at the Yankton Federal Prison. The airport appears twice in Part 4, yet it…
In the opening credits for the pilot and episode 2.001, there is a brief image of a giant log. These are the only times this log appears in Twin Peaks, yet this Centennial Log has an incredibly long history in Snoqualmie Valley in Washington State.
While undercover at One Eyed Jack’s in Episode 1.007, Special Agent Dale Cooper hires bartender Jacques Renault for a job. He tells Jacques to meet him in two hours at the Water Processing Plant on Black Lake. In reality, the plant is located in Burbank, California.
