In the first half of Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime, we are introduced to Rancho Rosa Estates, a nearly abandoned community located on the outskirts of Las Vegas. A welcome sign for the community was used as an establishing shot in several episodes. This film location for the sign spot, like many of the…
In a recent article discussing Special Agent Dale Cooper’s nightstand in Room 315 at The Great Northern Hotel, I spotted a Native American figurine. This statue only appears in episode 2.005 and is never seen again. Following a quick internet search, I identified and purchased one for my ever-growing Twin Peaks replica prop collection. Here’s…
In Season 3 of Twin Peaks on Showtime, we return to the Fat Trout Trailer Park. This was one of my favorite locations from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and was featured in the first article from the “Vacant Peaks” series in April 2018. Today, I’m giving the new Fat Trout the same vacant-treatment but examining…
In Twin Peaks Part 6 on Showtime, Special Agent Albert Rosenfield tells Deputy Director Gordon Cole that he knows where Diane Evans, Cooper’s long-time secretary, drinks. In the pouring rain, he sets out to find her at Max Von’s Bar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In reality, the bar – Casey’s Irish Pub – is located in…
This Setting the Stage article examines the exterior locations of Lucky 7 Insurance in Las Vegas, Nevada. With it’s bronze statue of a Western-dressed man pointing a pistol, this location appears in six episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return on Showtime beginning with Part 5.
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 several episodes of Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime, Janey-E Jones, wife of Dougie Jones, is seen carrying a red handbag. The first appearance of this handbag is in Part 6 when she visits a local park to pay back loan money to Tommy and Jimmy. I identified the handbag thanks to a gold…
“And, uh, what can we add to the menu? Some specials, maybe?” Upon hearing M.T. Wentz is coming to town in Twin Peaks episode 2.004, Hank Jennings asks Norma Jennings what items can they add to the menu as he plans to trick the Double R Diner out like “Christmas on the Fourth of July.”…
Grab a booth and order a Cherry Coke as we return to an empty Double R Diner in Twin Peaks. This Vacant Peaks article highlights scenes without people from Seasons 1-3 as well as a brief moment in The Missing Pieces from Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me.
In Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Mo’s Motor is a service station that Leland and Laura Palmer visit after being accosted “out of the blue” by Mike, the One Armed Man. The former building was located in Snoqualmie, Washington and made a brief appearance in Twin Peaks season two.