Sentinel Building 1
History Exhibition
Sentinel Building 2
Sentinel Building 3
Sentinel Building 4
Sentinel Building 5

Sentinel Building

North Beach, San Francisco

🎬Owned by Francis Ford Coppola, houses his film studio
📸Best shot from the crosswalk (watch for traffic!)
🌙Especially stunning lit up at night

This copper-green flatiron building slices through the intersection like a Parisian transplant. The distinctive pie-shaped tower and gleaming dome make it one of SF's most photogenic landmarks.

Flatiron architecture
Francis Ford Coppola
Copper-green landmark
Historic film studio