There is a playful exchange with Mike Nelson and Bobby Briggs as Laura Palmer and Donna Hayward pass by Bobby’s car in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. The brief scene has additional footage included in The Missing Pieces. The entire exchange takes place just down the street from where the Hayward House was shot…
The home exterior of Leo and Shelly Johnson had two different film locations in Twin Peaks. The Pilot Episode and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me exterior location used a home in Snoqualmie, Washington. For Seasons 1 and 2, the crew used a spot located in southern California.
There were two exterior locations used for the home of Leo and Shelly Johnson. The first home exterior seen the Pilot Episode and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was located in Washington State.
In the Twin Peaks pilot episode, Bobby Briggs offers to drive Shelly Johnson home from the Double R Diner. As it turns out, this scene is similar to other driving scenes in the series – it’s a combination of four different film locations in the Snoqualmie, Washington area.
When Special Agent Dale Cooper seeks accommodations in Twin Peaks, Sheriff Harry S. Truman offers to get him a great rate at the clean and reasonably priced Great Northern Hotel. This Setting the Stage article takes a closer look at the exteriors scenes of this iconic hotel from the first three seasons of Twin Peaks.
Did you know the Mitchum Brothers have a connection to Frank Sinatra? Their home seen in Twin Peaks Parts 10, 11 and 16 on Showtime was once the home to “ol’ blue eyes” through most of the 1950s. Here’s a closer look at this multi-million dollar estate known as “Farralone.”
Wagon-Wheel Do-Nuts, a local doughnut shop in Twin Peaks, is described in the first draft of episode 1.001 (see this article on WelcomeToTwinPeaks.com for more on this location). The location was briefly seen in a deleted scene from season one where Deputy Andy Brennan and Lucy Moran pick up an order of doughnuts. I first visited…
I recently shared a comprehensive look at all of the exterior shots of the Palmer House in Twin Peaks. Two homes in Washington State were used in the series – one located in Monroe and one in Everett. I had the opportunity to visit the latter home following the 1996 Twin Peaks Fan Fest.
The Palmer residence is one of the most iconic homes in Twin Peaks. For this Setting the Stage article, I’m taking a closer look at the exterior scenes from Seasons 1 and 2.
In Twin Peaks Part 7 on Showtime, there is an aerial establishing shot of Yankton Federal Prison in Sioux City, South Dakota. But like many things in Twin Peaks, looks can be deceiving. The real location used for this establishing shot is located approximately 1,388 miles to the east of the actual   minimum security federal prison…