Calhoun Memorial Hospital in Twin Peaks get the Vacant Peaks treatment in this story. The hospital is used as a setting in several episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 including the Pilot, 1.001, 1.007, 2.001, 2.002, and 2.003. A scene in Episode 2.009 also takes place outside the hospital. This article includes moments at the…
Twin Peaks High School in Twin Peaks used five different film locations. Today, I’m focusing on the first of these locations which served as the exterior establishing shot location in Season 1 and 2. The interiors of this location were used in the Pilot Episode and made a brief appearance in Season 3 on Showtime.
The brief exchange in the Pilot episode between Agent Cooper and Sheriff Truman about traffic lights in Twin Peaks was the perfect summation of what viewers could expect from the sleepy little town with a population of 51,201. To paraphrase Sheriff Truman in Episode 1.003, Twin Peaks is “different” and a “long way from the…
With fall on the horizon, it’s almost time to return back to school. This Vacant Peaks article takes a look at Twin Peaks High School absent of students, faculty and people.
“Blow the whistle, Josie. It’s quittin’ time.” What does the Packard Sawmill look like without people? As a follow up to a Setting the Stage article, I’ve compiled images from the Mill for a new Vacant Peaks story. The images are taken from the Pilot Episode, Episode 1007, Episode 2001, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and The…
According to the “Twin Peaks: Access Guide to the Town,” the Packard Sawmill is located on Sparkwood Road near Black Lake Falls. The mill played a critical role in most of the first season of Twin Peaks before being destroyed by a fire set by Leo Johnson. This article takes a look at the exterior locations of The…
The spotlight shines on the Hayward House for this Vacant Peaks article. This continuing series captures glimpses of buildings, sets, props or details without people. Below are images from Seasons 1 and 2 of Twin Peaks, as well as Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces. The Hayward House was not used in Season 3 on…
This Setting the Stage article about the Hayward House exteriors surprised me. For some reason, I thought I would find more exterior shots of the home in Twin Peaks. Unlike the Palmer House, only a handful of exterior shots were seen throughout Seasons 1 and 2, and Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me.
The Hayward House in Twin Peaks used two film locations. An exterior of a home in Monrovia, California was used in Seasons 1 and 2. For the Pilot Episode and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, the home was located in Everett, Washington. This time, I’m taking a closer look at the latter home built in 1910.
To paraphrase a line from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, “This is where Leo and Shelly live!” I’m taking a look at the exterior scenes of The Johnson House in this Setting the Stage story. Two different exterior locations were used for the home – one in Washington state and the other in southern California.