Between the expert sleuthing of my Twin Peaks Blog comrade Steven Miller and the detectives before us on sites like InTwinPeaks.com, there are very few filming locations from this body of work that remain uncharted. Some things, though, are simply out of reach to curious fans. But as the Log Lady says, “the stars turn…
Imagine being invited to a party in downtown Los Angeles, California to celebrate the release of a new motion picture. Dining on “apps and zerts,” you rub elbows with the film’s stars and raise a glass (or two) before seeing this newest creation on the silver screen. Except, there is no screening and the party…
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.
After a tip from Annie Blackburn at the Double R Diner, Special Agent Dale Cooper and the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department descend into a cool, subterranean cave in Episodes 2018 and 2019. This “cave” in southern California has been the setting for numerous films and television shows, including one with a famous caped crusader. So…
During my recent search for the Twin Peaks film location of the Glass Box Experiment from Season 3 on Showtime, I stumbled upon the location of The Farm from Part 13. Interestingly, both location are in downtown Los Angeles, California. So let’s return to “starting positions” and explore this location supposedly set in Western Montana.
In Twin Peaks Season 3, we’re introduced to a mysterious glass box that Sam Colby is paid to watch. This top secret experiment, funded by a unknown billionaire, was in a nondescript building somewhere in New York City. But like most things in Twin Peaks, things are always what they seem. In reality, the film location for…
The quest to find every Twin Peaks film location continues with a return to Los Angeles, California. In Part 4 on Showtime, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Deputy Director Gordon Cole visits Federal Bureau of Investigation Chief of Staff Denise Bryson to inform her that they found the missing Special Agent Dale Cooper. This scene, like…
Many Twin Peaks fans know that the majority Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me was shot on location around Snoqualmie and North Bend in Washington State. Shooting began on September 5, 1991 and continued through the end of October. There are, however, a handful of scenes that were shot in Southern California, including a scene from The…
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 Twin Peaks Episode 2017, John Justice Wheeler and Audrey Horne have a picnic by a lake. This scene, like many others from Season 2, was shot in Franklin Canyon Park located just outside of Beverly Hills, California. So cue Mr. Wheeler’s cowboy song and let’s explore.