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Apple Pioneer Place store in Portland may soon see its steel fencing that was erected after riots and looting replaced by a transparent polycarbonate enclosure.
The Apple Store in Portland, Oregon, has been protected by a steel fence since February 2021. At that point, it had been closed for nine months, in part because of the coronavirus lockdown.
However, the store had also been looted and vandalized after the George Floyd riots in May 2020. There was then a fire at the store, started during protests following the police killing of a man.
According to Oregon Live, Apple now plans to replace its tall metal barrier with a "storefront security enclosure," made of transparent polycarbonate panels. Representatives from Apple and an unnamed architectural firm held an online meeting with the Downtown Neighbourhood Association on May 3, 2022.
"We were very impressed with the project," association chair Walt Weyler told the publication. "We were very pleased with its concept."
"We were delighted that Apple is going to stay at that location," continued Weyler, "and that they're going to extend their investment in that part of our city."
The proposed polycarbonate structure would reportedly enclose the storefront, and be placed around 30 inches out from the existing glass facade.
Apple reportedly asked the meetings attendees to not take screenshots of the call. However, one unnamed attendee did take a grab of an Apple render showing how the remodelled security may look.
Separately, a Black Lives Matter mural that was painted on the store's barricades was donated by Apple to non-profit organization Don't Shoot PDX in 2021.
What a sick city. The fact that Apple has to spend money to do this is outrageous Just close down the store
That might be premature given what's going on at the Supreme Court. Portlanders will use any excuse.
red oak said: What a sick city. The fact that Apple has to spend money to do this is outrageous Just close down the store No. Inconveniencing the majority of law-abiding people due to the actions of a tiny minority of degenerates sends the wrong message. What should happen is those that vandalized property be arrested, jailed, and made to pay for damages. That sends the right message.
No. Inconveniencing the majority of law-abiding people due to the actions of a tiny minority of degenerates sends the wrong message. What should happen is those that vandalized property be arrested, jailed, and made to pay for damages. That sends the right message.
I live in Portland. Apple is going to have to put this store behind a concrete wall. Protesters and gang taggers are going to break in and destroy the place if they don’t. Portland hates corporations, they HATE people with different opinions. They HATE the police and have defunded it by half. The city has at least 7 shootings a day now because of this. Portland is a lawless homeless shelter and shows no signs of improving in the slightest.
sbdude said: That might be premature given what's going on at the Supreme Court. Portlanders will use any excuse. yeah, any old excuse. nothing to see here. civil unrest is so..... what's the word.. dystopian.
yeah, any old excuse. nothing to see here. civil unrest is so..... what's the word.. dystopian.
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