Tracking artwork found in Twin Peaks is a pastime I’ve enjoyed since launching Twin Peaks Blog in February 2018. One of the first pieces identified was artwork found in the Double R Diner. Today, I’m happy to add two more pieces to the prop identification gallery – Ethan Harper artwork from the Buckhorn hotel in…
In a year that has been filled with immeasurable loss, it is with heavy heart that I pen this Love Letter to Clark Middleton. He played Charlie in Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime and passed on Sunday, October 4 at age 63 after contracting West Nile Virus. Appearing in four episodes, Clark’s character Charlie left a…
After leaving the Convenience Store in Twin Peaks Part 15 on Showtime, Mr. C and Richard Horne make their way to a spot in western Montana at the beginning of Part 16. Thanks to a tweet from Kyle MacLachlan exactly one year ago today, I was able to locate the film location for what I’m calling…
After disarming Richard Horne outside the Convenience Store in Part 15, Mr. C takes him for a ride to open Part 16. In reality, this brief nighttime driving scene was shot in Simi Valley, California. It joins the running list of film locations for driving scenes in Twin Peaks including Ray Monroe driving Mr. C, Special…
The three-part Vacant Peaks series featuring The Red Room wraps up with a look at Parts 3, 13, 16, 17 and 18 from Twin Peaks on Showtime. I love that Season 3 had so many scenes in this location as we explore more of the Black Lodge. It appears some footage was recycled multiple times…
The exploration of the film locations used for the hotel in Buckhorn, South Dakota continues with a look at the FBI Room. Seen in Parts 14, 16, and 17, this location was shot in the same building in Los Angeles as the Blue Rose Task Force meeting scene in Part 12.
In Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime, Gordon Cole’s FBI team stay at a hotel in Buckhorn, South Dakota. The hotel’s exterior was shot in southern California, while several interior scenes were filmed at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in downtown LA. This article takes a closer look at the hotel’s exterior as seen in Parts 10,…
In Twin Peaks Part 16, Dougie Jones lands in Memorial Hospital in Las Vegas after sticking a metal fork into an electric socket in Part 15. In reality, this scene, along with a brief scene in Part 17, were shot inside Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, California. Thanks to some location images from the…
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…
Vacant Peaks takes a journey to Jack Rabbit’s Palace from Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime. With a named bestowed by Bobby Briggs, the location is seen twice in the series – Parts 14 and 16. The real location is actually found in Olallie State Park located just outside North Bend, Washington. Like other Vacant Peaks…