Many times when I take guests on tours of San Francisco I get asked where certain movies or television shows were filmed. One of the most frequently asked questions is where the house in the television show "Full House" was located.
Most of the show was filmed in a studio. However, the opening scene in many of the episodes pictures the family picnicking in Alamo Square with the Queen Anne Victorians of "Postcard Row" in the background. This location is easy to get to. Alamo Square sits between Hayes, Fulton, Steiner, and Scott Streets. "Postcard Row" is located on Steiner Street between Hayes and Grove Streets."
When I took "Full House" fans to Alamo Square they would frequently ask which house was the Tanner family's home in the show. This was difficult to figure out, but due to some good sleuthing by a fellow tour guide, Craig Smith, we now know that the Tanner home is the house at 1709 Broderick Street, near Bush Street.
If you would like to take a private tour of San Francisco that includes visits to these "Full House" sites, please call me at (866) 326-4237 (toll free) or e-mail me by clicking here.
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This is the only website I could find with the address to the actual "Full House" townhouse. I stopped by and saw it; a lot of websites say it is just a set, but it's really there! Thanks for finding it!
I wish I could take credit for finding the house. A fellow tour guide found it and shared his research with members of the San Francisco Tour Guide Guild.
thanks so much for posting about this, it was really helpful information!
thanks for this info! like the person before said your the only one that has a concrete answer. thank you!
sorry to dissappoint...i went here in person today...
and as an avid full house fan realized this is not the residence...it is the parks in the backround during their picnic...not the residence
"Full House aired from 1987 – 1995 on ABC mainly during TGIF. The Tanners lived on 1882 Girard Street in San Francisco, CA. Many mistakenly think that the tanner residence is depicted in the intro, when in fact that’s actually them having a picnic in the park across from the famous Painted Ladies."
i found this on the internet:
http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/06/27/sitcom-homes-on-google-maps/
Actually, my post is correct. I know that Alamo Square is only the site of the opening scene. The home shown on Robert Accettura's website is 1709 Broderick Street, which is the house I said was used to depict the family's home.
Yes, if you look up 1709 Broderick Street on Google Earth, it says "Full House" and "Full House Scene".
Michael you make no sense, I have you tubed the intro to full house and compared the google street view of this house and they are the same.
The park shown is a combination of parks not just or limited to Alamo park. I figured this out by the soccer scene and cars passing by have no obstruction of a wall, hill or houses in the background that Alamo park has.
Thanks Rick for the address as the Wiki for Full House was wrong also stating the Painted ladies was the Full House house
Great article and comments all. It's clear we all have a love (or interest) in a warm family show that brought us all together years ago.
Thomas I too have been told the opening montage is a combination of b-roll from various parks, including the one I live by, Duboce Park.
Even if it's not true I'm claiming so. Don't take this little piece of Full House away from me. :)
All my best, @EricaAmerica
The confusion comes from the fact that the full house intro changed throughout the season. In the early seasons, the 1709 Broderick shot is used, but later, when it shows the family sitting at a picnic in front of the Victorian houses, those are the "painted ladies" at Alamo square.
The confusion comes from the fact that the show changed the intro several years into the series. In the early version, the house at 1709 Broderick (with the red door) is shown, but in te later seasons, where the family is picnicking at a park in front of Victorian houses, those are the "painted ladies."
are u allowed to view the inside of the full house home?
No. These are private residences. The interiors were not used on the show.
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