The Boylston Street (Boston) store opened at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2008 with a crowd of over 500 in the waiting line, several Boston Red Sox baseball players inside, and 135 employees and scores of other staffers leading an entry frenzy.
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the giant suspended Apple logo on
the third floor is a photo spot
architectural project manager Karl Backus (l.)
and principal architect Peter Bohlin admire
the store from the second floor balcony
their work during the grand opening.
the crowds outside just before the
grand opening: left is the waiting line,
to the right is the spectator gaggle
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view from third floor down into
space created by glass curtain
the glass bridge on the second level looking down from the third level
to the ground floor, both inside
and outside
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a view upward into the space
between the store and the glass curtain
a view of the ground floor from the right-front,
looking towards the spiral staircase at
the back of the store
new entrants ascend the stairs
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from the ground floor looking
up towards levels 2 and 3
new visitors come up the stairs, met
by store employees