San Francisco - The Cannery

Since 1967 an interesting complex with fashion houses, food shops, boutiques, art galleries, cafés and restaurants has been developed on the south side of Fisherman's Wharf, in what used to be the premises, now nearly a hundred years old, of the Del Monte fruit canning factory.

There are similar developments at Ghirardelli Square and Pier 39. Open-air concerts, poetry readings and other shows take place here.

The Cannery is a fine example of the contribution being made by San Francisco's architects to urban renewal.

Musicians and entertainers perform in an inner courtyard where the olive trees are almost a hundred years old.

On the third floor Cannery Casuals boasts a notable Byzantine mosaic ceiling. From the Cannery there is also a splendid view of the harbor.