Glass panel at Fifth Ave Apple Store shattered by snowblower
After a heavy snowstorm hit New York on Tuesday, clean up crews using snowblowers reportedly shattered one of the fifteen monolithic glass panels that make up the Fifth Avenue Apple Store's iconic 32-foot glass cube.
An Apple Store employee confirmed to AppleInsider that a single pane positioned in the southeast corner of the cube was badly cracked, but said the store has remained open since the incident and will continue to operate as normal. Apple's Fifth Ave. location is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Word of the breakage first hit the Web late Tuesday as users of social networks posted pictures of the shattered glass slab to services like Instagram and Facebook. In a separate report, an Apple representative told BuzzFeed that a snowblower caused the damage, though exact details of the incident were not revealed.
Apple first unveiled the now-iconic glass cube -- said to be designed by late cofounder Steve Jobs -- in May of 2006, and the location has become one of the most photographed sites in the area.
The company revamped the huge structure's design five years later by replacing what was originally 90 sheets of glass with only 15 large panes. According to reports at the time, the project cost an estimated $6.7 million, including removal of the old unit, installation of the new design and renovation of the surrounding area.
Tuesday wasn't the first time Apple's Fifth Ave. landmark had a run-in with bad weather. Last May, the underground store flooded after water made its way into the cube during a heavy rainstorm. The outlet remained open and later reports cited drainage issues as the culprit.
An Apple Store employee confirmed to AppleInsider that a single pane positioned in the southeast corner of the cube was badly cracked, but said the store has remained open since the incident and will continue to operate as normal. Apple's Fifth Ave. location is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Word of the breakage first hit the Web late Tuesday as users of social networks posted pictures of the shattered glass slab to services like Instagram and Facebook. In a separate report, an Apple representative told BuzzFeed that a snowblower caused the damage, though exact details of the incident were not revealed.
Apple first unveiled the now-iconic glass cube -- said to be designed by late cofounder Steve Jobs -- in May of 2006, and the location has become one of the most photographed sites in the area.
The company revamped the huge structure's design five years later by replacing what was originally 90 sheets of glass with only 15 large panes. According to reports at the time, the project cost an estimated $6.7 million, including removal of the old unit, installation of the new design and renovation of the surrounding area.
Tuesday wasn't the first time Apple's Fifth Ave. landmark had a run-in with bad weather. Last May, the underground store flooded after water made its way into the cube during a heavy rainstorm. The outlet remained open and later reports cited drainage issues as the culprit.
Comments
How careless and sad, that a big beautiful piece of glass like that should get broken.
now it looks like an iphone screen
Looks cool !
Agreed! The should get out the snowblowers and make them all match.
Come on Appleinsider... How is this front page stuff. Get a grip
You do realize that this isn't a newspaper, right? Wait a few days and you will get your wish.
Personally, I don't mind this sort of story. It is interesting and Apple related.
As we say where I work - if you are working accidents are bound to happen.
Your mama was a snowblower
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Store front, so goes to front page. Simple, just like Apple.
There's a store in George Town, DC that has two of their window panels shattered like that for looks.
I just felt that I would fit better at the Backpage section.
Post of the day!