Tour of GHIRARDELLI SQUARE & CHOCOLATE SHOP, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA (July 19, 2024) скачать в хорошем качестве

Tour of GHIRARDELLI SQUARE & CHOCOLATE SHOP, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA (July 19, 2024)

The Historic Ghirardelli Square & Chocolate Shop 900 North Point, San Francisco, CA 94109 For the nth time, I meandered around Ghirardelli Square all by myself. I didn’t intend to have sundae ice cream but heck, who can resist Ghirardelli sundae ice creams? It was the usual classic tGhirardelli I always remember - rich, creamy & delicious. My mouth waters as I write this. I had fish & chips for lunch too; chocolate squares in a mini-cable car and a hot chocolate mix. Despite consuming thousands of calories in just a few hours, I think it was all worth it and I’ll surely do it again and again. For those who want to know more about Ghirardelli Square & Chocolates. Here is a little research from their official website: Introduced in 1966, The Original Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop was the first location that focused on sundaes. The store celebrates Ghirardelli’s history and craftmanship as a U.S. chocolate pioneer, and the company’s legacy in San Francisco dating back to the 1850s. The newly designed shop features North America’s largest flowing chocolate wall, the original 19-foot “G” from the historic marque Ghirardelli sign, a replica San Francisco cable car that doubles as a seating area, antique chocolate making equipment on display, and much more for guests to discover. Other notable aspects of the newly renovated store are the menu, featuring 15 different sundaes, including Ghirardelli’s World-Famous Hot Fudge Sundae and other fountain and bakery favorites like milkshakes, hot chocolate, brownies, cookies, and chocolate covered strawberries. Ghirardelli Square, considered the first successful adaptive reuse project in the country, has a history that spans more than a century and covers three continents. This specialty retail and dining complex, housing shops and restaurants, was originally a chocolate factory established by Domenico “Domingo” Ghirardelli.Born in 1817 in Rapallo, Italy, Ghirardelli served as a Genoa confectioner’s apprentice and at a young age developed a strong interest in the business. He left for Uruguay when he was 20 years old, then sailed around Cape Horn to Peru where he became a coffee and chocolate merchant.James Lick—Ghirardelli’s neighbor in Lima—left for San Francisco in January 1848 taking 600 pounds of Ghirardelli’s chocolate with him. He arrived just thirteen days before the first shiploads of gold-rush pioneers. Lured by his friend’s tales of the gold rush, Ghirardelli joined Lick a year later and opened a general store supplying mustard, coffee, spices and, of course, chocolate. Between 1852 and 1895, Ghirardelli’s Chocolate Factory was located at four different sites before the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company took over the Pioneer Woolen Mills on North Point Street—today’s site of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Manufactory & Soda Fountain and Ghirardelli Square. In the 1960s the chocolate manufacturing operation was sold and transferred to San Leandro. A group of San Franciscans, fearing Ghirardelli Square might be demolished, purchased the property. Unique shops and restaurants were created within the old factory, combining the latest in retailing and fine cuisine with the flavor of old San Francisco. The project officially opened on November 29, 1964. Today, Ghirardelli delights visitors with its lively retail mix, while maintaining Ghirardelli’s tradition as a trendsetter for the rest of the world. In 1982 the owners applied for and were granted National Historic Register status, a move that ensured the preservation of Ghirardelli Square for future generations. Always on the cutting edge of retailing in the United States, Ghirardelli Square continues to serve as a model for restoration complexes throughout the country such as Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston and Baltimore’s Harborplace.