Ghirardelli Square
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
In 1936, the area around the Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory was still "undeveloped."
Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
Pioneer Woolen Mills, 1860 (Black Point in foreground)
Photo: San Francisco History Room, SF Public Library
Pioneer Woolen Mills at North Beach, 1868
Photo: San Francisco History Room, SF Public Library
Pioneer Woolen Mills with Black Point behind, n.d.
Photo: San Francisco History Room, SF Public Library