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Ghiradelli Square was originally the headquarters for the Ghiradelli Choolate Company, which purchased the entire city block in 1893. In the 1960s the square went up for sale and the purchasers readapted it to house a restaurant and shops making it the first major adaptive re-use project in the United States. In 1982 Ghiradelli Square was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The fountain was made by Ruth Asawa, a California native and American artist.

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http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2187162188

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghirardelli_Square

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Asawa

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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Creator 2 Dates

1926-

Creator 2 Role

Sculptor

Recommended Citation

Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

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Keywords

arts, retail, shops, city dwellers, historic, public spaces, Ghiradelli Square, statues

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