Remembering Steve Jobs

For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past week, Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple, Inc., died this past Wednesday. His work changed the way people use computers, changed the way we listen to and buy music, and changes the way we communicate. He truly was an innovator.

As the word of his passing spread (fittingly enough, many people heard the news using a device he created), many people went to Apple retail stores to pay their respects to the man who changed the world.

And I should note that this post, as well as the photos were written and taken using an iPhone, while listening to music on an iPod, and edited on a MacBook. It's only fitting.

We start in SoHo, home to the first Apple retail store in New York City. Many people have left flowers, post-it notes, candles, and even a few apples in Steve's memory. Among the artifacts is a copy of the New York Post, whose front page headline announces his passing.

  

Next stop, West 14th Street. Post-it notes cover the store's ground floor windows and exterior doors, some containing phrases like "iSad" and "Enjoy the iCloud, Steve!" There are also numerous messages of thanks, drawings, and messages in several languages, including Japanese, French, and Arabic. One posting quoted something heard on BBC: "Three apples changed the world: Eve's, Newton's, and Steve Jobs'." As I turned back toward Ninth Avenue, three taxis drove by, each one carrying a taxi-top ad like the one pictured.

     

Next, we take a trip up Broadway to the Upper West Side, where a similar scene has unfolded. Among the postings are a couple with Steve Jobs' silhouette serving as the bite in the Apple logo, and one which simply says, "iMourn."
        

A trip on the southbound M5 bus takes us to our final stop on the tour, the flagship Apple Store on 5th Avenue. Over the summer, they've been working on the glass cube which serves as the store's entrance. Since that work is not yet complete, there are temporary walls surrounding both the cube and a larger area around the cube.

With people already queueing up to buy the iPhone 4S, the post-it notes are affixed to the aforementioned wall. A large memorial consisting of flowers, candles, and photos of Steve forms the centerpiece of the scene.
        
Well, that's the tour. I hope you can find your own way to remember him.