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Fortress Apple: Metallic fencing shields reopened downtown Portland store Updated Mar 01, 2021; Facebook Share An imposing fence surrounding the Apple store in downtown Portland is not a permanent fixture but could remain in place through mid-April, according to the company and city officials. The tall metallic barrier appeared suddenly last week as boards covering the building came down and the store reopened for the first time since late May. Its presence has prompted comparisons to a prison entrance or military checkpoint in a desolate city center still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, months of racial justice protests and occasional rioting. It is also reminiscent of the barriers placed outside the Multnomah County Justice Center and Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse as demonstrators clashed nightly with police for most of last summer.