Following a long drive through the desert at night, Richard/Cooper and Carrie Page stop for gas in Twin Peaks Part 18 on Showtime. This location was pretty easy to identify as so many details were available in the shot, including the gas station’s name. I first identified this location via Twitter on September 4, 2017 shortly…
I recently shared how the aerial footage of the FBI jet in flight from Twin Peaks Parts 7 and 9 was taken from promotional footage provided by Gulfstream Aerospace. The interiors for this location were shot using a set provided by Air Hollywood located in Pacoima, California. Here’s how I discovered this location.
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,…
In Twin Peaks Part 16, Dougie Jones lands in Memorial Hospital in Las Vegas after sticking a metal fork into an electric socket in Part 15. In reality, this scene, along with a brief scene in Part 17, were shot inside Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, California. Thanks to some location images from the…
In Twin Peaks Part 6 on Showtime, Janey-E Jones stands up to Tommy and Jimmy in a local Las Vegas park. These two thugs who wanted Dougie Jones to pay $52,000 on a $20,000 loan he took out of gambling expenses. In reality, this scene was shot at Anthony C. Beilenson Park near Lake Balboa…
In Twin Peaks episode 1.004, Special Agent Dale Cooper, Sheriff Harry S. Truman, and Deputies Hawk and Andy Brennan visit Lydecker Veterinary Clinic. While at the office, Cooper and team confiscate all of the animal files based on his hunch that the bird who attacked Laura Palmer was a patient at the clinic. In reality, the…
August 11, 2007 was an exciting day in my personal experience with Twin Peaks as it was the first time I ever visited a film location in California. Eleven years earlier, I had visited film locations in Washington state during the 1996 Twin Peaks Fan Festival. My first spot was Malibou Lake Mountain Club in Agoura Hills,…
I recently explored scenes in Twin Peaks that used the gazebo in Easter Park. This time, I’m taking a look at Easter Park and Black Lake. According to the “Twin Peaks Access Guide to the Town,” Easter Park doesn’t exist. It’s called Upper Twin Park and Lower Twin Park. Black Lake is further north along Highway…