Philadelphia to get Apple retail store
According to the Philadelphia Metro, Philadelphia is finally going to get an Apple Store.
The store will be located at 1607 Walnut street which is a few doors down from the long-suspected location of 1619 Walnut. Earlier in the year, peices of 1619 crumbled to the street , and so we wonder if the decay led Apple to switch addresses.
The blog Talking Apple predicted the move down the block last month.
The store has not been officially announced, though the plans are set to be presented to the city’s Art Commission tomorrow. It is mandated in the city’s charter that all new architecture and buildings be presented to the Commission which likely means that Apple is looking to heavily renovate the space.
The architechture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson will likely design the new store. The firm’s Philadelphia office refused to offer any information when called for comment.
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Aaron Stella from CITYSPACE on November 4th, 2009
I saw that Jackson designed an Apple store in SoHo NYC and the Liberty Bell Center here in Philadelphia. The Walnut and Chestnut shopping plazas receive the traffic they do mostly because of their location and history, more so than for their facades and inner cosmetics. Even if it’s just for beautification’s sake, a Jackson designed store would really do the area some good, and would perhaps inspire other stores to step it up. It would be great if they go for LEED Certification–another great way to establish a long overdue standard.