- Ghirardelli Square
Infobox_nrhp | name =Ghirardelli Square
nrhp_type =
caption =Ghirardelli Square
location=San Francisco, CA
lat_degrees = 37 | lat_minutes = 48 | lat_seconds = 20.53 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 122 | long_minutes = 25 | long_seconds = 18.46 | long_direction = W
area =
architect= Mooser,William S., Sr.; Mooser,William S.
architecture= No Style Listed
added =April 29 ,1982
governing_body = Private
refnum=82002249 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]Ghirardelli Square is a
tourist attraction with shops and restaurants in the Fisherman's Wharf area ofSan Francisco, California .In 1893,
Domingo Ghirardelli purchased the entire city block in order to make it into the headquarters of theGhirardelli Chocolate Company . In the early 1960s, the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company was bought by the Golden Grain Macaroni Company which moved the headquarters off-site and put the square up for sale.San Franciscan William Roth and his mother bought the land in 1962 to prevent the square from being replaced with an apartment building. The Roths hired landscape architect
Lawrence Halprin and Wurster Bernardi and Emmons; to convert the square and its historic brick structures to an integrated restaurant and retail complex, the first major adaptive re-use project in the United States. It opened in 1964. In order to preserve Ghirardelli Square for future generations, it was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1982.Ghirardelli Square once featured over 40 specialty shops and restaurants, in addition to the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop, known for its world famous
ice cream sundae s.Ghirardelli Square is undergoing an extensive renovation. A luxury hotel and fractional ownership property by Fairmont now occupies many of the buildings in the square. Many of the specialty shops have closed or moved to other locations (inside or outside the square) In the main plaza there are new shops and restaurants including
Kara's Cupcakes andMarche on the Square . Notably,Gary Danko will soon open a second restaurant within walking distance of his famous original San Francisco eatery. This new restaurant will be in the Mustard Building along with the Fairmont Heritage Place. [http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2006/11/27/story2.html] [http://southofmarkethomes.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/the-new-ghirardelli-square/]ee also
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49-Mile Scenic Drive References
External links
* [http://www.ghirardellisq.com/ Ghirardelli Square] - Official site and source of info
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.8075&longitude=-122.4195&zoom=8 Street map from Mapquest]
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