Payphones Past

Something Strange at the Old 718-729-9331

5 years ago

Why would a public pay telephone connect to a recorded message saying my call could not be completed because I…

New York’s Payphone Apocalypse is Nigh

5 years ago

I would not know what rationale informs the decision to take out a particular phone, or if a coherent rationale…

Titjikala Payphone

5 years ago

Only payphone I've seen with a water spigot attachment. From Australia's North Territory, @Chris Allan Photography.

Daniel Hopsicker: K-Mart Payphone in Conway, South Carolina

5 years ago

Most likely gone by now, this phone was owned by Frontier Communications, probably the largest of the historically established telcos…

Dude Talking On One Of Penn Station’s 14 Remaining Payphones

5 years ago

Penn Station may, at this point, have the highest number of working payphones under one roof in New York City.…

Telephonic Ephemera from “Serpico”: TRafalgar-6 and LExington-5

5 years ago

Last night's hunt for PRAY in the 1973 film "Serpico" turned up an unexpected bit of telephonic trivia. A van…

PRAYphones Gone From Midtown Manhattan

5 years ago

Midtown Manhattan lost some of its religion during the pandemic, and not just because of church closures. Two of Manhattan's…

Strange Way To Vandalize a LinkNYC Kiosk

5 years ago

What message is someone trying to communicate by perfectly covering a LinkNYC tablet screen with an opaque black material?

Payphone Down in Astoria

5 years ago

It will be interesting to see if this phone, which either got struck by a vehicle or had too much…

One Of LinkNYC’s Most Obnoxious Features Finally Remedied

5 years ago

New Yorkers within earshot of LinkNYC kiosks are no longer serenaded by obnoxiously loud noise made when anyone makes a…