M5 Industries
M5 Industries is a special effects company in San Francisco, California, best known as the working lab of the TV series MythBusters. Founded in 1997 by Jamie Hyneman, it specialized in producing props for movies and television.Photo: 9yz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Research
- Description: special effects and movie prop company (until 2017), research and development company (2017 and after)
- Also known as: “M5”, “M5 Industries Inc.”, and “M5i”
- Address: 1268 Missouri Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marin Street station and 22nd Street station.
Marin Street station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marin Street station is a light rail station on the Muni Metro T Third Street line, located in the median of 3rd Street one block south of Cesar Chavez Street in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Marin Street station is situated 2,400 feet east of M5 Industries.
22nd Street station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
22nd Street station is a Caltrain commuter rail station located south of 22nd Street between the Dogpatch and Potrero Hill neighborhoods of San Francisco, California beneath the Interstate 280 freeway viaduct. 22nd Street station is situated 2,700 feet north of M5 Industries.
Potrero Hill Recreation Center
Park
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Potrero Hill Recreation Center is a park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potrero Hill and Dogpatch.
Potrero Hill
Quarter
Potrero Hill is a residential neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is known for being one of the sunniest neighborhoods in the city and having view of the skyline, Sutro Tower, Twin Peaks, and the bay.
Dogpatch
Neighborhood
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dogpatch is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, roughly half industrial and half residential. It was initially a working class neighborhood, but has experienced rapid gentrification since the 1990s.
Pier 70
Neighborhood
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pier 70 in San Francisco, California, is a historic pier in San Francisco's Potrero Point neighborhood, home to the Union Iron Works and later to Bethlehem Shipbuilding.
M5 Industries
- Categories: research center, building, office, and education
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.75035° or 37° 45′ 1″ northLongitude
-122.39569° or 122° 23′ 45″ westHeight
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
849VQJ23+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 97637542OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=researchWikidata ID
Q1753284
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Satellite Map
Discover M5 Industries from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“M5 Industries” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “M5专业公司”
- Chinese: “M5实业公司”
- Chinese: “M5實業公司”
- Chinese: “M5工作室”
- Dutch: “M5 Industries”
- Finnish: “M5 Industries”
- French: “M5 Industries”
- French: “M5i”
- German: “M5 Industries”
- Persian: “صنایع ام۵”
- Polish: “M5 Industries”
- Portuguese: “M5 Industries”
- Russian: “M5 Industries”
- Russian: “M5i”
- Russian: “М5 Индастриз”
- Serbian: “М5 Индустрис”
- Spanish: “M5 Industries”
- Swedish: “M5 Industries”
- Swedish: “M5 industris inc”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Southern Freeway Viaduct and Tunnel Top Park.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Connecticut Street & Cesar Chavez Street and Connecticut Street & Cesar Chavez Street.
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