29th
2009
Apple will spend $3.9 million to give a facelift to the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) North/Clybourn Station, next to Apple’s future Halsted Street retail store. The store is on the site of a former gas station inside the triangle bounded by North Ave., Clybourn Ave., and Halsted St. Besides the benefits of sprucing up its direct neighbor, Apple will also get the right to ‘domination’ advertising at the station, first right of refusal if the CTA ever decides to sell station-naming rights, and a free 10-year lease to the bus turnaround driveway between the store and the station. (ifoAppleStore)
Most coverage of this story, omits mention of the CTA’s leasing of the bus turnaround. That makes me wonder if there is something to hide. Someone should find out exactly what the lease with the CTA stipulates. Perhaps, Apple will use this turnaround as a loading dock? That could be bad news for the buses that turnaround there.
