One thing I remember from my original viewing of Twin Peaks in the early 1990s was the unexpected long shots of things like trees, traffic lights, and the ceiling fan at the Palmer house. Prior to Twin Peaks, I hadn’t seen these kinds of shots in a television show. These lingering images added a sense of…
In this final Vacant Peaks article about the Palmer house, we revisit the Washington state home 25 years later from Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime. Similar to Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, the crew used the house in Everett, Washington for filming. This article shows empty scenes from the home as seen in Parts 2, 11, 13,…
It’s time for a journey through an empty Palmer family house in the latest Vacant Peaks article. The first two parts of this series included looks at the home from Season 1 and Season 2. For the third story in this series, I examine the home as seen in my favorite David Lynch film, Twin…
The Vacant Peaks series explores places and scenes in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks without people. In this second article of a multi-part series exploring the Palmer house, I examine the second season episodes including 2.001, 2.003, 2.007, 2.008, 2.009, and 2.010. After episode 2.010, the Palmer homestead is not shown again until…
February 26, 2019 marks the first anniversary of Twin Peaks Blog! Writing for this blog during the past year has sparked more than joy – it’s been electrifying! Thank you for reading about my discoveries from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange world of Twin Peaks. I’m grateful for the friendships made along…
Fresh from celebrating Twin Peaks Day 2019 on February 24, I explored the Palmer House in the latest Vacant Peaks article. Similar to other frequently used sets in the series such as the Red Room or The Great Northern Hotel, this will be a multi-part story with images of the home’s interior and exterior without…
To celebrate Twin Peaks Day 2019, here is a Love Letter to all the photos of Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks. From the Homecoming Queen images (there are multiple versions) to stunning black and white portraits, these photographs of Sheryl Lee have become pop culture icons and are intertwined with a place both wonderful and strange….
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 4 on Showtime, Dougie Jones gets a complementary limousine ride home from the Silver Mustang Casino after hitting 30 Mega-Jackpots and winning $425,000. This brief driving scene was actually shot in the same neighborhood where Dougie Jones’ home was located in Southern California. The scene is similar to other driving scenes…
Dougie Jones lives with his wife Janey-E and son Sonny Jim in a house with a red door at 25140 Lancelot Court near Las Vegas, Nevada. In reality, this Twin Peaks film location is found in Stevenson Ranch, California, close to where the scene of Ray Monroe driving Mr. C in Twin Peaks Part 8 on Showtime…