[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]pple is opening a store and “event space” in 91-year-old theater in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, the world’s first trillion-dollar company announced Thursday.
The new Apple store is set to open at 802. S Broadway in the old Tower Theater, built in 1927 by architect S. Charles Lee. The announcement was championed Thursday by Councilmember Jose Huizar’s who has made revitalizing the historic Broadway corridor a central issue.
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“When one of the top companies on the entire planet says we want to be on Broadway, we want to be part of ‘Bringing Back Broadway’, it doesn’t get any better than that,” Huizar said in a statement.
Apple did not announce a projected date for the opening of its new store.