My first visit to the Real Twin Peaks of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington was in August 1996 for the Twin Peaks Fan Festival. During the event, I took a bus tour of the film locations which included the Mt. Si Motel in North Bend, Washington. This was the spot used in David Lynch’s masterpiece Twin Peaks: Fire…
It’s a short scene in David Lynch’s 1992 film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. After being berated by Leland Palmer for not washing her hands before dinner, Laura Palmer is seen crying at a sink in a dimly lit bathroom. This scene was shot on location at a historic Rucker Hill home located in Everett, Washington…
For years, I’ve suspected the morning after the fire at the Packard Sawmill in Twin Peaks episode 2.001 was actual footage from a real fire that destroyed part of the Weyerhaeuser Sawmill in Snoqualmie, Washington in Feb. 1989. Thanks to a post on the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum Facebook page, I have confirmed my suspicions with…
In the Twin Peaks pilot, there are a handful of interior scenes that take place at The Great Northern Hotel. Those scenes were filmed at Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo, Washington which also doubled as the Packard family residence known as the Blue Pine Lodge. One of those scenes was Ben Horne (Richard Beymer) speaking with…
Early in the Twin Peaks pilot, we see an emotionally powerful scene as Sheriff Harry S. Truman informs Leland Palmer of his daughter Laura Palmer’s death. The scene takes place in the lobby of The Great Northern Hotel. In reality, the scene was shot at Kiana Lodge located on Bainbridge Island in Washington state.
In Twin Peaks episode 2.022, a bomb explodes at the Twin Peaks Savings and Loan. There is a brief exterior shot of this location which was captured on the backlot of a famous California studio tour that is celebrating 60 years in 2024.
Once the three screenings of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me with Sheryl Lee at the North Bend Theatre ended, I skipped over to Bainbridge Island to visit Kiana Lodge. You may recall this historic spot on Bainbridge Island served as a film location during the Pilot episode. When I visited in February…
Despite having visited a number of Twin Peaks locations, there are certain spots that I will never visit unless a time machine is created. One of those spots is from the Pilot episode where Bobby Briggs is questioned by Sheriff Truman and Deputies Hawk and Brennan in the Twin Peaks High School library. This location no…
In my quest to document the many Twin Peaks film locations, some of the more difficult locations to photograph are found at night. It’s easy to capture these locations during the day, but I’m striving for authenticity. I want shots that match how these locations appear on screen. That’s one reason why as soon as I…
Despite being a Twin Peaks fan for more than 30 years, I am continually finding new details about the show. This time, I am returning to the original production of “Northwest Passage,” the original name of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s pilot episode. The crew visited Everett, Washington on March 10, 1989 to shoot scenes…