The Real Roadhouse

UPDATE: News from an anonymous tipster (see comments below) and this photo I recently saw posted online of the building under renovation indicate that "The Roadhouse", formerly the Colonial Inn, will reopen THIS JULY as The Fall City Roadhouse. Hooray for our team!!!

Ah, the Roadhouse. How I wish it were a real place. This photo, below, was taken in early '06 while the Colonial Inn was still in operation.
Only one side of the building was used in the show, probably so it wouldn't appear to be on a busy highway. Here's a photo of the front of the Inn, which faces the highway.
The interiors of the Roadhouse were shot at what was then a country-western style gay bar and restaurant called Timberline Spirits, located in downtown Seattle.The building was originally constructed as the Daughters and Sons of Norway Hall in 1903. Below, a postcard showing the outside of the building from the 1920s.Timberline Spirits had a 19 year run and was apparently much loved, but it closed its doors in 2005. When I recently contacted Jeff, one of the owners of the Timberline, he told me that the building is and was haunted by 13 ghosts. Evidently, the building has even been featured in a few supernatural investigation television shows and journals. Also, the actual bar you see in the pilot was built by the Twin Peaks crew because the Timberline's bar was in a separate room, not seen in the show. Below, you'll see a still from the Twin Peaks pilot, followed by a photo of the same room circa 1922. Like every other interior from the pilot, sets were later built in L.A. to duplicate the look and feel of the original Washington locations.
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