The 5th Avenue Apple Store is one of New York City’s most iconic buildings. It’s also made out of glass. Really strong glass that will probably be able to survive hurricane Sandy’s damage, but the store is also located underground. To add more protection from flooding, Apple added sandbags to the entrance of the store just in case.
Hopefully they’ve added a few barriers below the entrance too, because hypothetically, if the glass facade of the Apple Store does come crashing down I’m betting it would be huge target for looters, especially if it were discovered that a huge stash of iPad minis are down there right now.
Apple has also placed plastic bags over all the iPads and other products on display in the 5th Ave Apple Store just incase some water gets in.
via Sean Breslin
Image: The Atlantic
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
2 responses to “Apple’s Sandbagged The Entrance To 5th Avenue Apple Store [Image]”
That is the most pathetic sandbag barrier I have ever seen
If you’ve ever been inside when it rains, you’ll notice that the area around the entrance drips down into the store pretty badly. They always have a guy mopping up drips. The store itself is on a raised plaza, so that barrier isn’t there to catch floodwater, it’s there to keep out the water pooling on the plaza. Also I’m pretty sure there are security guards there event during hurricanes. Haha