Setting the Stage – Palmer House Exteriors in Seasons 1 and 2
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.
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Yankton Federal Prison in Sioux City
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…
Twin Peaks Location – Pentagon at Night in Arlington, VA
In Twin Peaks Part 5 on Showtime, there is an establishing shot of the Pentagon at night in Arlington, Virginia. Similar to footage of Buenos Aires and Diane Evans’ apartment, this short clip is stock footage from Getty Images.
Trip Report – Festival of Disruption May 2018 – Day 1
For the first time, the Festival of Disruption was being held in New York City on May 19-20, 2018. Since I missed attending the two previous events held in Los Angeles, California, I vowed not to make that mistake again. With tickets, hotel and airfare booked, I set off for Brooklyn, New York. Here is…
Twin Peaks Fan Fest Memories – Fall City Grill
While attending the 1996 Twin Peaks Fan Fest in Washington state, I visited several of the film locations from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. The former Fall City Grill, located at 4050 Fall City-Carnation Road Southeast in Fall City, was the location of Hap’s Diner (see this article for more details about the location). This is…
Big Ed’s Gas Farm from Twin Peaks Pilot Episode
In a Setting the Stage article, I shared a look at the exterior locations used for Big Ed’s Gas Farm. There are actually three different locations that were used in the series. This article focuses on the first location, which was featured in the Pilot Episode, Episode 1002 and Episode 2017.
Setting the Stage – Big Ed’s Gas Farm Exteriors
Big Ed’s Gas Farm in Twin Peaks was a service station run by Big Ed Hurley. I’m taking a closer look at the exteriors of this location as seen in Seasons 1-3 of Twin Peaks. Interestingly, the location “moved” three times during the run of the show.
Twin Peaks Location – Hap’s Diner
In Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Special Agents Chet Desmond and Sam Stanley visit Hap’s Diner for dinner following their early morning examination of Teresa Banks’ body at the Deer Meadow Sheriff’s Department. Since I adore the first 35 minutes of David Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece, this location is one of my favorite spots. While its…
Setting the Stage – Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department Exterior in Season 3
It’s time to return to the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department for the final article in a three part series. In the first two Setting the Stage articles, I examined the Department’s exteriors as seen in Season 1 and Season 2 of Twin Peaks. Today, I’m focusing on the exterior shots seen in Season 3 on Showtime.
Twin Peaks Location – Deputy Andy Visits the Farmer in Part 7
Have you ever looked at something for so long but couldn’t quite recall where you have seen it before? This happened to me while identifying the film location for Miriam Sullivan’s trailer in Twin Peaks Part 10 on Showtime. It wasn’t until the next morning after publishing that I realized what I found.