First look at Apple's new Palo Alto retail store
Apple on Saturday opened the doors to its brand new store in Palo Alto, Calif., located just a few miles from the company's corporate headquarters.
The new Apple Store on 340 University Drive in Palo Alto drew a large crowd for its grand reopening Saturday at 10 a.m. local time. The new location has replaced the old store which was located just down the street.
The new store has about 15,000 square feet of retail space and an all-glass front that is a trademark feature of Apple's retail locations. AppleInsider readers Ben and Gavin were onhand for Saturday's festivities, and Gavin described the location as "massive."
The original Apple Store in Palo Alto was noteworthy because it was the local store of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Jobs himself would sometimes appear at the store for product launches, including the debut of the first iPad in 2010.
Thanks to AppleInsider reader Ben for the included photos.
The new Apple Store on 340 University Drive in Palo Alto drew a large crowd for its grand reopening Saturday at 10 a.m. local time. The new location has replaced the old store which was located just down the street.
The new store has about 15,000 square feet of retail space and an all-glass front that is a trademark feature of Apple's retail locations. AppleInsider readers Ben and Gavin were onhand for Saturday's festivities, and Gavin described the location as "massive."
The original Apple Store in Palo Alto was noteworthy because it was the local store of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Jobs himself would sometimes appear at the store for product launches, including the debut of the first iPad in 2010.
Thanks to AppleInsider reader Ben for the included photos.
Comments
Maybe.
Originally Posted by cinder
Steve would never . . . have let that ugly glass seam run right through the apple logo.
Did at the 5th Avenue store. And you can tell these images were taken with an iPhone.
… they're solid walls of purple.
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Originally Posted by cinder
Steve would never . . . have let that ugly glass seam run right through the apple logo.
Maybe.
Well, it only "appears" to, they aren't on the same panel.
But I agree it would look better if it didn't "appear" that way.
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Originally Posted by cinder
Steve would never . . . have let that ugly glass seam run right through the apple logo.
Maybe.
I think you're right. He would've made them turn those two front glass panels into one huge, heavy glass panel.
I wonder what the air conditioning design is like with the sun beating down in the middle of summer.
I LOL'd at your purple haze comment TS
Originally Posted by GadgetCanada
I wonder what the air conditioning design is like with the sun beating down in the middle of summer.
Imagine how loud it will be when it rains.
Nice. But I do wonder sometimes if they've completely forgotten they're in a highly active seismic zone, or maybe just in denial? As nice as it is, it's one place I wouldn't want to be when a good sized earthquake hits… I wonder, what magnitude will it have to be before it starts raining glass in there?
Nevertheless, a very interesting design. They seem to be evolving it in small, incremental steps, keeping it attractive and functional… seems like a good balance of customers to staff as well. Maybe the rumors about "staff thinning" were a bit overblown?
Is this a 'prototype' for future stores?
Is it supposed to be any different? Just judging by the pictures, it looks like any other Apple store.
I also saw a few pictures from Microsoft's temporary store in Times Square for their tablet launch, and it really is pathetic how everybody is trying so hard to be Apple now.
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Originally Posted by tribalogical
Nice. But I do wonder sometimes if they've completely forgotten they're in a highly active seismic zone, or maybe just in denial? As nice as it is, it's one place I wouldn't want to be when a good sized earthquake hits… I wonder, what magnitude will it have to be before it starts raining glass in there?
Nevertheless, a very interesting design. They seem to be evolving it in small, incremental steps, keeping it attractive and functional… seems like a good balance of customers to staff as well. Maybe the rumors about "staff thinning" were a bit overblown?
Is this a 'prototype' for future stores?
I presume there are buildings codes that must be adhered to, and these hopefully take earthquakes into account?
I'd be interested to know how all that light coming in through the ceiling affects the viewing experience of the screens? Is there a lot of glare or direct sunlight?
I don't know if it's suppose to be but over the past year or so we've heard about a new style store coming.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
Did at the 5th Avenue store. And you can tell these images were taken with an iPhone.
… they're solid walls of purple.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
Imagine how loud it will be when it rains.
Does that mean in the summer, the store ceiling is beat with Purple Rain?
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Originally Posted by MacinTek
I'll miss the old store. It was, ironically, located in the old Swain's House of Music... hence the mosaic lyre in front of the entrance.
Wow:
http://archives.pahistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/PAHA&CISOPTR=1352&CISOBOX=1&REC=2
And before the line waiters and Greenpeacers:
http://archives.pahistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/PAHA&CISOPTR=32&CISOBOX=1&REC=3
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Originally Posted by AppleInsider
The original Apple Store in Palo Alto was noteworthy because it was the local store of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Jobs himself would sometimes appear at the store for product launches, including the debut of the first iPad in 2010.
Link to the post in 2010 is dead. (even after removing the extra code at the end of the URL)