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 at North Beach, 1868

Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library


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Pioneer Woolen Mills at original shoreline.

Photo: Bancroft Library


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