Streets & squares

Embarcadero

thoroughfare in San Francisco, United States

United States · 37.7973, -122.3959

Embarcadero is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 10 more. Published sources name it for more, each listed below with its publisher.

“On July 15–16, first unit was filming at Fisherman's Wharf, and a second unit was also filming on the Embarcadero on July 16.”

San Andreas (2015) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed at Embarcadero

Nora Prentiss 1947

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Embarcadero 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.

San Andreas 2015
The Game 1997
“The scene in which Nicholas' taxi drives into the San Francisco Bay was shot near the Embarcadero.” Wikipedia
Koyaanisqatsi 1982
The Dead Pool 1988
Telefon 1977
“The Houston scenes were shot on a Hollywood backlot, while the interior of the Houston Hyatt Regency was portrayed by 5 Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, California – the location which was also used in The Towering Inferno.” Wikipedia
Nash Bridges 1996–
“The show shot on the streets of San Francisco including The Embarcadero and Piers 30 through 32.” Wikipedia
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist 2020–
“The closing credits note that the pilot was partially filmed in San Francisco, with a number of open air musical productions shot on the downtown streets of The Embarcadero and North Beach.” Wikipedia
Good Neighbor Sam 1964
Thieves' Highway 1949
“Some of the film was shot on location in San Francisco, and is noted for its accurate depiction of the vibrant fruit and produce market in that city, then located adjacent to the Embarcadero north of the Ferry Building.” Wikipedia
The Lineup 1958

Set here, per Wikipedia

Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Embarcadero, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004

From published sources

Productions a newspaper, a film office, a broadcaster or the production itself says were filmed at Embarcadero, where no wiki records it. Each sentence below was found on its page and read before it was added, and its publisher is linked beside it.

Godzilla 2014
Filming permit: Embarcadero & Washington San Francisco Film Commission, 2014

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Embarcadero?

11 productions are recorded as filmed at Embarcadero, including Nora Prentiss (1947), San Andreas (2015) and The Game (1997). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Embarcadero?

Nora Prentiss (1947), covered by 9 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Embarcadero?

Embarcadero is in the United States. Its coordinates are 37.7973, -122.3959.

What other filming locations are near Embarcadero?

San Francisco Ferry Building (under 1 km), Embarcadero Center (under 1 km), Hyatt Regency San Francisco (under 1 km), One Embarcadero Center (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

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 Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 4.0.