Fun Facts:
- 1852-1895
- The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company took over the Pioneer Woolen Mills on North Point Street which today is the location of Ghirardelli Square
- 1960s
- Chocolate manufacturing was sold and moved to a town across the San Francisco Bay
- San Franciscans purchased the property in fear that it would be demolished
- Shops and restaurants were created within the factory and opened on November 29, 1964
- 1982
- Owners of the property applied for and were granted National Register status
- This ensures the preservation of an area for the future
- Present and Future Impacts
- The process of revamping or renewing Ghirardelli’s Chocolate Factory is being used in other restoration projects around the country
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