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…
In Twin Peaks Part 14 on Showtime, the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department sets out to find Jack Rabbit’s Palace. They arrive at the trail entrance, grab their gear, and set off into the woods. In reality, this scene was shot at Olallie State Park located just outside of North Bend, Washington.
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…
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.