Apple’s Boylston Street Store: Before and After

Leander Kahney (6:16 am PDT, May 15 2008)

Here’s the striking glass facade of Apple’s new megastore on Boston’s Boylston Street. The store opens later today (See IFOApplestore’s coverage of the overnight campout), but is being criticised for not blending with surrounding buildings.

But check the picture below, which shows the lot before Apple. Which do you prefer?

Picture from Flickr

Picture by Peter R. Wood

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Leander Kahney is the editor and publisher of Cult of Mac, and author of three books about technology culture: Inside Steve’s Brain, the New York Times bestseller about Steve Jobs; Cult of Mac; and Cult of iPod. Leander has written for Wired, MacWeek, Scientific American, and The Guardian in London. Follow Leander on Twitter @lkahney and Facebook.

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