Northbrook Court opening
 
20 months after the last chicagoland store opened, on July 16th, 2005, the Northbrook Court store opened. I arrived more than 4 hours early at 5:55 AM to be FIL ifo the apple store.
 

   


Me arriving at Northbrook COurt at 5:55 AM for the 10 am opening.
I arrived first in line, even before any of the employees were there.
A shot showing the calmness of the empty and closed store.
The bottom of the right door had to be sanded, so the iMac display was unplugged
After the iMacs were plugged back in, they started up in an OS, then the display
The line as it stood at 8:30, 1 1/2 hours before the opening.
A shot of the proportionally large Genuis Bar for the small sized store ~15 feet
the line as it stretched from the store that's just beyond the red &white...
My iPod shows the time just before the opening as the employees lined up inside.
The first purchase was a pair of earbuds/remote, which was done by me.
A side shot of the extra long genuis bar.
A view looking down the extremely long, ~15 foot genuis bar.
Looking towards the back of the crowded store.
A second interior shot of the store, this 1 looking at the home and pro sections
On my way out, the store was still VERY busy.
Even after being open for 45 minutes, the line was still pretty long.