Tracking artwork found in Twin Peaks is a pastime I’ve enjoyed since launching Twin Peaks Blog in February 2018. One of the first pieces identified was artwork found in the Double R Diner. Today, I’m happy to add two more pieces to the prop and set decoration identification gallery – Ethan Harper artwork from the…
A cluster of buildings sit on a nondescript corner of a desert road outside Palmdale, California. Surrounded by Joshua Trees and nestled in the shadow of a beige-colored mountain, these seemingly abandoned buildings look like something from a bygone era. Things are not what they seem, however, as the diner, gas station and motel are…
After visiting Frame of Mind Pictures in Glendale, California to see the David Lynch-themed art exhibit, I quickly stopped by the film location that served as the Buckhorn Police Department exterior in Twin Peaks. This historic building is now home to the Los Angeles Police Museum and it appears a few times throughout Season 3.
On May 26, 2019, fellow Twin Peaks location hunter Ivan Bukta and I set out for a day of film location visits in southern California. The sky was overcast and the weatherman predicted rain (this time, he wasn’t wrong), yet this didn’t deter us from an exciting day visiting more than 15 locations (I ended up…
In the first two parts of Twin Peaks on Showtime, we are introduced to the William (Bill) and Phyllis Hastings who live in the town of Buckhorn, South Dakota. These scenes were actually shot at a private residence in southern California. Let’s take a closer look.
In honor of the second anniversary of the premiere of Twin Peaks on Showtime, I’m giving Ruth Davenport’s apartment the Vacant Peaks treatment. This Buckhorn, South Dakota location was only seen in Part 1 which makes this article a short one (there weren’t many shots without people). In reality, her apartment was shot at a…
The exploration of the film locations used for the hotel in Buckhorn, South Dakota continues with a look at the FBI Room. Seen in Parts 14, 16, and 17, this location was shot in the same building in Los Angeles as the Blue Rose Task Force meeting scene in Part 12.
In Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime, Gordon Cole’s FBI team stay at a hotel in Buckhorn, South Dakota. The hotel’s exterior was shot in southern California, while several interior scenes were filmed at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in downtown LA. This article takes a closer look at the hotel’s exterior as seen in Parts 10,…
In Twin Peaks Part 12, Agents Gordon Cole, Albert Rosenfield, and Tammy Preston raise a glass of wine while at a hotel in Buckhorn, South Dakota. It’s during this scene that Agent Preston is invited to join the Blue Rose Task Force. In reality, this scene was shot inside a historic building in downtown Los Angeles,…
Early in Twin Peaks Part 1 on Showtime, there is an establishing shot of the fictional town of Buckhorn, South Dakota. This episode debuted on May 21, 2017, and by June 11, I had found the location.