Ghirardelli Square

Unfinished History

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Formerly the Pioneer Woolen Mill, then the Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory, and today, the prototype for modern malls inside of historic urban structures, typically rehabilitated warehouses.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

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In 1936, the area around the Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory was still "undeveloped."

Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA

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Pioneer Woolen Mills, 1860 (Black Point in foreground)

Photo: San Francisco History Room, SF Public Library

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Pioneer Woolen Mills at North Beach, 1868

Photo: San Francisco History Room, SF Public Library

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Pioneer Woolen Mills with Black Point behind, n.d.

Photo: San Francisco History Room, SF Public Library

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