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Aaron Sorkin
File:Aaron Sorkin - La red social - Madrid.jpg — Antonio García Rodríguez · CC BY 2.0

Producer · Writer/Creator · Director · 1961–

Aaron Sorkinthe real places of The Social Network.

Aaron Sorkin is an American filmmaker. Follow Aaron Sorkin through The Social Network and more credited Works, with the real places on one map.

  • 16Real places
  • 1World
  • 6Cities and regions
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Where it is now

16 placesyou can still find.

Numbered pins follow the story. A dashed ring is an approximate area, not an exact spot.

  1. A bare-treed campus green with a tall flagpole between brick halls

    Massachusetts

    Phillips Academy: the lawn that played Harvard Yard

    Paresky Commons, Phillips Academy, Andover

    The Social Network

    Aaron Sorkin came to the shoot. Justin Timberlake did not.

    A boarding school. Look across the lawn from the public roads round the campus.

    Site

    Photo: Daderot, CC0

  2. Baltimore

    The steps between the Wyman and Keyser quads

    Homewood campus, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

    The Social Network

    Johns Hopkins’ Homewood campus stood in for Harvard. The crew filmed on the Keyser and Wyman quads, behind AMR I, Remsen and Mergenthaler halls, and on the walkway between Rogers House and University Baptist Church.

    An open university campus. Walk up from the Wyman Quad to the Keyser Quad; classes are in session in term.

    Site

  3. Baltimore

    Latrobe Hall, the screen Kirkland House

    Wyman Quad, Homewood campus, Baltimore

    The Social Network

    Latrobe Hall doubled for Kirkland House, Mark Zuckerberg’s dorm in the film.

    An engineering building on the open campus. See it from the Wyman Quad.

    Building

  4. Baltimore

    Shaffer Hall, the disciplinary board

    Homewood campus, Baltimore

    The Social Network

    Shaffer Hall played the Harvard building where Mark faces a disciplinary board after Facemash crashes the university’s computers.

    An academic building on the open campus, a few minutes’ walk south of Gilman Hall. Look at the portico from outside.

    Building

  5. A long three-storey brick residence hall with dormer windows behind a lawn

    Baltimore

    AMR I

    Alumni Memorial Residences, Homewood campus, Baltimore

    The Social Network

    In the opening run, Eisenberg crosses Charles Street to the rear of the freshman dorm AMR I. The shot was reversed so that he seems to run the right way.

    A first-year residence. Look at it from the campus paths; the halls are for students.

    Site

    Photo: Iracaz, CC BY-SA 3.0

  6. A domed church with a white columned portico behind a cedar tree

    Baltimore

    The walkway by University Baptist Church

    3501 North Charles Street, Baltimore

    The Social Network

    The run starts on a walkway near University Baptist Church, a brick wall behind Eisenberg.

    A working church on North Charles Street, facing the campus. See it from the pavement.

    Building

    Photo: Frederic C. Chalfant, CC BY-SA 3.0

  7. 2010 · Los Angeles

    The Ebell of Los Angeles

    743 S Lucerne Boulevard

    The Ebell’s own filming credits include The Social Network. The pin identifies the campus, not an exact camera position.

    Building

  8. 1996 · San Francisco

    Legion of Honor

    100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

    Legion of Honor is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

    Site

  9. 1996 · San Francisco

    Golden Gate Bridge

    Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA

    Golden Gate Bridge is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

    Site

  10. 1996 · San Francisco

    Transamerica Pyramid

    600 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94111

    Transamerica Pyramid is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

    Site

  11. 1996 · San Francisco

    Alcatraz Island

    Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA 94133

    Alcatraz Island is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

    Site

  12. 1996 · San Francisco

    Union Square

    333 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94108

    Union Square is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

    Site

  13. San Francisco

    Sutter Stockton Garage

    Sutter Stockton Garage, San Francisco, CA

    Sutter-Stockton Garage (444 Stockton) is linked to Steve Jobs by the sources below. The San Francisco Film Commission lists this location for Steve Jobs.

    Site

  14. San Francisco

    War Memorial Opera House (401 Van Ness Avenue)

    War Memorial Opera House (401 Van Ness Avenue), San Francisco, CA

    War Memorial Opera House (401 Van Ness Avenue) is linked to Steve Jobs by the sources below. The San Francisco Film Commission lists this location for Steve Jobs.

    Site

  15. New York City

    1961 · New York City

    New York City

    New York City

    Aaron Sorkin was born in New York City. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Approximate area

    Photo: Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

  16. Syracuse University

    Syracuse University

    Syracuse University

    Aaron Sorkin studied at Syracuse University, according to the biographical record.

    Site

Their Worlds

Walk into the filmseach in its own world.

  • Five men standing arm in arm on a stage in front of a New York Film Festival backdrop

    · Director

    The Social Network

    Match: pick the real Harvard against the places that played it, scored on a dorm-window Elo rating; correct a lying subtitle, flip the run, strike the set and slide Henley out of focus.

    15 places in the World · 6 on this page

    Enter the World

The story

3 chaptersand the places they happened.

  1. 1961

    Where it began

    Aaron Sorkin was born in New York City. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Aaron Sorkin studied at Syracuse University, according to the biographical record.

    Sources for this chapter (1)

  2. The Social Network

    Aaron Sorkin came to the shoot. Justin Timberlake did not.

    The Social Network World maps 6 of its real places, from Phillips Academy: the lawn that played Harvard Yard to The walkway by University Baptist Church.

    · WorldThe Social NetworkDirector · Massachusetts
    Sources for this chapter (1)

  3. More places on the trail

    The rest of the map follows Aaron Sorkin through Los Angeles and San Francisco: locations from the Works credited on this page.

    Sources for this chapter (3)

On screen and on record

The workwith the Worlds marked.

  1. The Social NetworkDirectorWorld
  2. 1996The Rock
  3. Steve Jobs

Keep exploring

People and citieson the same map.

Sources for this page (9)
How the Worlds are linked (1)
  • The Social Network: Registered World the-social-network; its research (match-media.json, match-research.ts) names Aaron Sorkin. Linked by the exact title of a credited Work.
Photo credits (5)
  • A bare-treed campus green with a tall flagpole between brick halls: Daderot, CC0 (from the The Social Network World), 2018. Resized.
  • A long three-storey brick residence hall with dormer windows behind a lawn: Iracaz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (from the The Social Network World), 2014. Resized.
  • A domed church with a white columned portico behind a cedar tree: Frederic C. Chalfant, CC BY-SA 3.0 (from the The Social Network World), 2008. Resized.
  • New York City: Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Taken on 2. Resized.
  • Five men standing arm in arm on a stage in front of a New York Film Festival backdrop: Raffi Asdourian, CC BY 2.0 (from the The Social Network World). Resized.

Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Places are shown at the precision their sources support; filming locations are where the camera really was, not where the story says it is. Checked 28 October 2026.

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