The Wheeler College where A Man On The Inside was filmed and all the locations

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Back for its second season, featuring the fictional Wheeler College, A Man on the Inside was filmed in and around San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Ted Danson as Charles Nieuwendyk

Blending comedy and mystery, the show stars Ted Danson as Charles Nieuwendyk, a retired professor who, in the first season, went undercover in a retirement home to investigate a theft.

Here is our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of A Man On The Inside. You'll find the locations in order of first appearance.


The Wheeler College

Wheeler College
The Wheeler College scenes were mostly filmed at the California Institute of Technology, also known as Caltech, in Pasadena.

In the series, Horford Hall is actually the Parsons-Gates Hall of Administration.
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Wheeler College San Francisco
Charles’s office, the Pritchard Science Building in the series, is actually Dabney Hall.

Established in 1891, Caltech is a world-leading science and engineering institute, with a campus featuring beautiful Mission Revival, Romanesque, and modernist architecture.


A Man On The Inside College
However, the aerial establishing shots are from Mills College and the Northeastern University Oakland campus.

Founded in 1852 the campus blends historic buildings in Mission Revival and Beaux‑Arts styles with modern facilities.
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The A Man On The Inside Pacific View

A Man On The Inside Pacific View
The first season was centred around the Pacific View retirement community, filmed at the Cathedral Apartments building in Nob Hill, San Francisco.

Built in 1927, this historic pre-war building features an Art Deco and Gothic-inspired style, with a grand lobby, ornate detailing, and spectacular panoramic city views.
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A Man On The Inside locations

A Man On The Inside house
The modern Emily and Joel's house is a mid‑century post‑and‑beam single-family home in Eagle Rock.

Built in 1960, this three-bedroom house preserves unique architectural details and remains largely in its original, unaltered condition.

Sitting near greenbelt areas, its estimated current market value is about $3 million.
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Kovalenko Investigations’ office
The exterior of Kovalenko Investigations’ office is a red-brick building located at 374 The Embarcadero, along San Francisco’s reclaimed waterfront boulevard that stretches the length of the bay.
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Metate Restaurant San Francisco
El Metate Restaurant in the third episode, "Family Weekend," is located in San Francisco’s Mission District, although its interior was filmed elsewhere.
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Vinick Capital Headquarters
The Vinick Capital Headquarters was not filmed in the San Francisco area, but in downtown Los Angeles.

The U.S. Bank Tower is a landmark skyscraper completed in 1989.

Standing 1,018 feet tall, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi for decades.
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Wheeler Alumni Event
The Wheeler Alumni Event in the seventh episode, "Group Project," was not filmed at Caltech, but at the Ebell of Los Angeles in the Mid-Wilshire district.

This historic women’s club, designed in Italian Renaissance Revival style and featuring grand halls, also recently appeared as a filming location in The Studio series.
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