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May 15, 2008 6:44 pm US/Eastern
Huge Crowd Attends Boston Apple Store Opening
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
A new store opened on Boylston Street Thursday and a huge crowd is attended. It's the largest Apple computer store in the nation and the first in Boston.
Police anticipated thousands of people would attend the grand opening at 6 p.m., and by 5 p.m., a huge line of customers could be seen lining the streets. Apple planned to give away 2,500 T-shirts for the event.
The building at 815 Boylston is three floors of technological fun that was eight years in the making.
Take a tour with Joyce KulhawikThe first floor is all about the Mac - the foundation of the company and the building.
The second floor has Apple's hottest gadgets where customers can test-drive all of the iPods and iPhones.
The third floor is all about service. There is a "Genius Bar" of experts providing tips, tricks and personal training.
There's also personal shopping, workshops and special programs for kids.
The store will be open for regular business hours seven days a week, from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m.
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