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Description
This aerial view of Ghiradelli Square shows Ruth Asawa’s Mermaid Fountain and the former Ghiradelli Chocolate Company buildings readapted for retail use. Since 1982, Ghiradelli Square has been on the National Register of Historic Places. It was orginally the headquarters for the Ghiradelli Chocolate Company in 1893.
Rights
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Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Dates
1926-
Creator 2 Role
Sculptor
Creator 3 Dates
1916-2009
Creator 3 Role
Landscape Architect
Creator 4 Role
Architects
Subject Headings
Cities and towns -- California -- San Francisco; Shopping centers -- California -- San Francisco;
Country Name
United States of America
Region Name
California
City Name
San Francisco
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet; Asawa, Ruth; Halprin, Lawrence; and Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons, "San Francisco: Ghiradelli Square, Mermaid Fountain" (2011). Browse All. 614.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/614
Keywords
arts, retail, shops, city dwellers, historic, public spaces, aerial
Notes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghirardelli_Square