Apple loves glass; allegedly planning glass-roofed retail store

According to an Aug. 17 MacRumors report, Apple is believed to be proposing a dramatic new Apple retail store on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Calif., that will feature an "expansive floor-to-ceiling height accentuated by a transparent glass ceiling." The front will be entirely glassand will project from stone paneled side walls, according to the report.

UPDATE: According to an Aug. 18 MacRumors report, the Santa Monica Dispatch's Peggy Clifford attended yesterday's Santa Monica Planning Commission meeting and reported that Apple's new Third Street Promenade building was quickly approved, without even discussion.Read more...

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