Northern Exposure
How does a former coal mining town become the backdrop for a television series based in Alaska? It was a mixture of historical presence, climate and geography that made it a perfect fit for producers of the 1990-1995 award-winning television series. Roslyn's weather-worn architecture from the early 1900s and heavy snowfalls looked the part of a remote Alaskan village. And Roslyn was much more accessible to the greater Seattle metro area with sound studios for interior shots. The result was heady days for Roslyn citizens who mingled with some of Hollywood's finest during the show's run.
Visit the Roslyn Museum for a copy of the flyer below and view the Ausburg clock created by the crew for one of the episodes and later donated to the museum.
Visit the Roslyn Museum for a copy of the flyer below and view the Ausburg clock created by the crew for one of the episodes and later donated to the museum.
Was Northern Exposure filmed in Roslyn?
The answer is yes and no. The above map shows the location of many familiar shooting sites in Roslyn. Some inside shots like the interior of the Brick Tavern and Dr. Fleischman's home were filmed in a studio in Redmond, WA., about 90 miles east of Roslyn. Both Lake Cle Elum, eight miles northwest of Roslyn, and the Easton airport, 20 miles west off I-90 were filming sites as well.
Mostly yes.
Crews and equipment set up on Pennsylvania Ave. in Roslyn filming footage sometime between 1990 and 1995.
Just ask residents who dodged filming crews...
Handbills such as the one to the left were a familiar sight during filming of Northern Exposure. Street closures and other inconveniences were a fact-of-life that most residents took in stride while their town doubled as Ciceley for its advid fans.
And lived with celebrities in their midst.
The cast and crew of Northern Exposure pose in front of the Roslyn Cafe mural on the corner of Pennsylvania and 2nd Street. The mural predated the series which added the apostrophe "s" to make it fit in with their Cicely set.