Apple Wraps the Fifth Avenue Store in a Full Body Cast

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Apple has officially begun renovating their Fifth Avenue flagship, a process that will ultimately cost nearly $7 million. Not only is the Cube nowhere in sight, but the space has been entombed in scaffolding. Writes @veryjr, the pilot who Tweeted the image above, "Shocked to see this is what the 5th Avenue Apple store looks like right now." Us too, dude.
· Apple's Fifth Avenue Flagship to Temporarily Lose Its Cube [Racked NY]
· @veryjr [Twitter]