Ghirardelli Square : the focus of San Francisco's new north waterfront development.

In 1849, Domingo Ghirardelli sailed from Peru to California and, after a try at mining, established a store in Stockton. He later established a store in San Francisco. In the 1860s, he purchased the Heyneman, Pick & Co. woolen mill in the Black Point area for his chocolate, spice, and coffee bus...

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