Payphones Past

A Wood Phone Booth in the Adirondacks.

5 years ago

A cool shot of a wood phone booth somewhere in the Adirondacks, from the Instagram page of Anne Warner.

Some Payphone Ramblings From Quarantine

5 years ago

I waded through over 700 of my payphone pictures, using them as a writing prompt and to talk about what…

Inside a Smart City Road Wart

5 years ago

What happens when a wood pylon sits on a city street for a couple of years? It starts to fall…

Forest Hills/71st Avenue Subway Payphone: 718-520-9702

5 years ago

Payphones in NYC's subway system are not facing removal to make way for LinkNYC kiosks, though they have disappeared in…

Barricade the Payphones to Stop Corona Virus

5 years ago

Simple solution. Seen on Madison Avenue today.

Just How Bad is Call Quality From LinkNYC Kiosks?

5 years ago

I am glad you asked. Listen in on this nearly unintelligible call I made yesterday from a LinkNYC kiosk somewhere…

Did NYC Ever Have an “OO” Telephone Exchange?

5 years ago

The opening credits from season 5 of "Saturday Night Live" opened a bit of a mystery to me when I…

LinkNYC’s Smart City Road Wart

5 years ago

Will these rotted wood pylons, intended to indicate where LinkNYC kiosks are supposed to be installed, end up as preĆ«mptive…

Access to MTA Maps Blocked by LinkNYC

5 years ago

CityBridge blocking access to MTA subway and bus maps seems like another Smart City example of something that is harder…