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🇺🇸 United States · 37.7921, -122.4038

555 California Street is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 1 more.

“In 1974, it was again used for a box-office hit, this time in Irwin Allen's blockbuster The Towering Inferno, in which the outside plaza substituted for that of the film's Glass Tower, which catches fire on the night of its dedication.”
The Towering Inferno (1974) · Wikipedia

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555 California Street
Photo: Chris Yunker from Portland, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Movies filmed at 555 California Street

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names 555 California Street as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

  • Dirty Harry 1971
    “In 1971, the building appeared at the beginning of the film Dirty Harry, where it is the roof from which Scorpio snipes a woman in the now-closed swimming pool atop the Holiday Inn Chinatown (now Hilton Financial District hotel) on Kearny Street.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at 555 California Street?

2 productions are recorded as filmed at 555 California Street, including The Towering Inferno (1974) and Dirty Harry (1971). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at 555 California Street?

The Towering Inferno (1974), covered by 45 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is 555 California Street?

555 California Street is in the United States, at 37.7921, -122.4038.

What other filming locations are near 555 California Street?

San Francisco, San Francisco Zoo, San Fierro, San Rafael and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Chris Yunker from Portland, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0.