Payphones Past

Payphone of the Future Coming to New York?

14 years ago

DNAinfo.com reports that Manhattan Community Board 4 is soliciting coöperation from New York's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to…

Poof Goes the COCOT

14 years ago

Long since removed, I passed by this payphone location today. I was both chagrined and amused to see the word…

Payphone History, by Ron Knappen

14 years ago

Here is a cool gift idea for the payphone enthusiast in your life, or for anyone with an interest in…

Phone Booth Scene from “The Godfather”

14 years ago

Scene 6 of "The Godfather" (directed by Francis Ford Coppola) is titled "The Shooting of Don Corleone". This scene, a…

Pittsburgh’s Plummeting Payphone Population

14 years ago

A Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report includes interesting payphone statistics from the city's International Airport.

Payphone Pusher

14 years ago

This is a film photo, shot with an old Minolta Maxxum 7000 SLR. I left imperfections and artifacts in the…

TCC Teleplex: Still Only 25¢

15 years ago

TCC Teleplex: Still Only 25¢

Outside the Empire State Building: Payphone Gone

15 years ago

The Empire State Building has no public telephones.

The Best Free Call You Can’t Make From a Payphone

15 years ago

I was intrigued by this notice on a Queens payphone. The bottom line reads: "Dial *22 For Free: News-Stocks-Sports-Weather-Entertainment-Travel &…

Wenatchee: Payphone Graveyard

15 years ago

"...some payphones have constant use and will serve the public for years to come."