Apple permitted to fly flag

Just this week, Apple was granted permission to fly a 19.5 square-foot flag at the forthcoming Santa Barbara, CA Apple Store. The only other Apple Stores to have a flag London's Regent Street and Pasadena, California. The odd thing is that the flag will be this store's only external sinage.

When Apple was developing the store on Boston's Boylson Street, they had trouble getting the facade approved by the Back Bay Architectural Commission and went through several revisions before everyone was satisfied. The Santa Barbara store, which is likely to open next month, will be California's 43rd location.

[Via ifoAppleStore]

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Just this week, Apple was granted permission to fly a 19.5 square-foot flag at the forthcoming Santa Barbara, CA Apple Store. The only...

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Cris.Sugleris

They don't own this building, they are paying $65,000/month to rent it. Santa Barbara has really strict codes especially on statestreet.

April 22 2009 at 11:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

afa

That would be Boylston, not Boylson.

April 10 2009 at 2:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Justin

Actually, this has been a big issue in Santa Barbara, mainly because the building Apple is LEASING (they do not own it) is historic (built a year after the 20's quake) and thus the city did not want Apple destroying or renovating the facade of the building with their giant glowing signage. This was the closest thing they could do to make their location known. They snaked it by the city though by claiming there was an existing flag post. In reality, there is no post. They have destroyed the interior of the building and ripped everything out. There are plenty of other available buildings for lease on State Street that are not historic. Its a shame they had to do it to this particular building.

April 09 2009 at 2:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Louis sansano

The Tekserve flag is better

April 09 2009 at 1:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ben syverson

The SoHo Apple Store in NYC has a little metal "flag"

http://tinyurl.com/dk7jm8

April 09 2009 at 12:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mark

About time guys. I've been wondering why you haven't opened a store on State Street for YEARS. Shocking that SLO would get one first.

April 09 2009 at 11:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

geoffreak

... one nation, under Apple ...