The grand opening of the Fifth Avenue retail store on May 19, 2006 was a star-studded affair, as shown in these photos by Monte.

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view across the store showing
the very bright sidewall
graphics

an employee holds up the
MacBook prize for one of
the hourly drawings

up-top, Apple employees
watch the crowded store

Movie actor Kevin Bacon at
the check-out counter

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Actor James Woods poses
with actress Julianne Moore
in the store

Stormy with his purchase--
a new black MacBook

 

another hourly drawing
for a MacBook

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two young Apple
enthusiasts

purchases on their way up
the glass elevator

the 'Bar' end of the store

just after sunset the view
up to the cube takes on
a different color

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the insdie and outside lights
outline the cube at night

 

the stairs and cube
illuminated at night

a view straight up at the
cube, showing the
reflections of lights

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view up to the cube;note the
stainless steel logo

the entrance at night

from the outside corner of
the cube, looking into
the store below

 
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view of special lights installed
at the top of the GM Building
to illuminate the cube

the view a visitor would have
of the store from just
outside the cube

view of the cube and a
bare view of the 'fun'
down below