The Müuse Atlas / United States / California

San Francisco

20 areas on the atlas.

Areas

Alameda PointFilming at Alameda Point. A former naval runway and steel hangars beside a retired aircraft carrier moored at the pier.

Bayview-Hunters PointFilming in Bayview-Hunters Point, San Francisco. A fenced shipyard of dry docks and a disused crane, and the Innes Avenue house The Last Black Man in San Francisco used as Mont's home.

ChinatownFilming in Chinatown, San Francisco. Narrow blocks of pagoda topped buildings along Grant Avenue, and the Dragon Gate Big Trouble in Little China used for its opening shot.

DogpatchFilming in Dogpatch, San Francisco. Brick warehouses back onto Pier 70's dry dock, where Invasion of the Body Snatchers built its climax inside Building 6.

Financial DistrictFilming in the Financial District, San Francisco. Granite banking halls run under office towers on a grid the cable cars still climb, capped by the Transamerica Pyramid at the north end.

Haight-AshburyFilming in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco. Bay windowed Victorian flats over shopfronts at Haight and Ashbury, and the corner Hulu's Chance filmed as itself.

Hunters Point Naval ShipyardFilming in Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco. Concrete dry docks line the bay shore, and a steel gantry crane stands over the yard.

Mare IslandFilming in Mare Island, Vallejo. A closed naval shipyard of red brick machine shops and granite dry docks, with a row of Victorian houses along Walnut Avenue.

Mission DistrictFilming in the Mission District, San Francisco. Murals cover Balmy Alley's fences off 24th Street, and HBO's Looking shot at a restaurant on the same block.

Nob HillFilming in Nob Hill, San Francisco. Cable car tracks climb past grand hotel fronts and apartment blocks on the crest of the hill.

North BeachFilming in North Beach, San Francisco. Columbus Avenue's cafe fronts and neon signs, and the corner Bullitt's car chase ran past at Bimbo's 365 Club.

Outer SunsetFilming in the Outer Sunset, San Francisco. Numbered avenues of stucco houses over garages run through fog to the dunes at Ocean Beach.

Pacific HeightsFilming in Pacific Heights, San Francisco. Painted Victorian and Edwardian houses climb steep blocks above the bay, and the house used for the exterior of Mrs. Doubtfire stands at Steiner and Broadway.

Potrero HillFilming in Potrero Hill, San Francisco. Steep streets of modern and Victorian houses, with garages at street level and downtown towers above the rooftops.

SausalitoFilming in Sausalito, California. A hillside of wood frame houses above a houseboat marina, where Foul Play and Zodiac used real houseboats as their characters' homes.

South of MarketFilming in South of Market, San Francisco. Wide streets of brick warehouses and concrete lofts, and the Hall of Justice that Dirty Harry filmed as the real SFPD headquarters.

Telegraph AvenueFilming on Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley. Early twentieth century storefronts run straight to the Sather Gate campus entrance, with sidewalk vendor tables, a used bookstore and a record shop.

Telegraph HillFilming in Telegraph Hill, San Francisco. Wooden stairways cut between small cottages and terraced gardens, past the steps Dark Passage climbed in 1947.

TenderloinFilming in the Tenderloin, San Francisco. Six and eight storey brick hotels with painted iron fire escapes, and the Riviera Hotel that Ant-Man used as the Milgrom Hotel.

The PresidioFilming in the Presidio, San Francisco. Red brick barracks and wood officers houses around a parade ground, plus the cemetery where the film The Presidio shot in 1988.