Payphones Past

Talking on an Astoria Payphone. March, 2014.

5 years ago

Just a dude in Astoria, Queens, talking on a now-gone payphone.

Boston Payphones, 2014: Dartmouth and Stuart

5 years ago

Outside an Eastern Bank in Boston, these phones' numbers would be (617) 247-1255 and (617) 247-1249, if they still stand…

Public Phones are, or Rather *Were*, Found in the Likeliest Places!

5 years ago

Just some images I scanned from an old Bell Telephone ad found in a desk drawer, probably an eBay purchase…

Phone Booth Scene From “The Open Road” (2009)

5 years ago

A mildly intriguing phone booth scene from an unremarkable movie had me asking more questions about payphones than about the…

Continuing my Roundup of Boston Payphones from 2014

5 years ago

These two back-to-back payphones, at 617-338-6433 and 617-338-6548, appear to remain active on Summer Street, near Macy's, in Boston, 5½ years…

Almost Perfect Airlight Phone Booth

5 years ago

Daniel Hopsicker spotted an almost-perfect phone booth with a fully functional payphone at the Eagle Erie Baptist Conference Center off…

(813) 873-9418: A Payphone of Legend

5 years ago

Memories of the first payphone to which I remember ever having regular access. Oh, how I worked this phone at…

Phone Booth Scene from “Strangers on a Train”

5 years ago

This scene doesn't seem like much but it does play a pretty important part in the overall plot of Hitchcock's…

Some Payphones Simply Never Go Away

5 years ago

Whoever used to own underdog Payphones left a lot of payphones behind on the sidewalks, but most have finally been…

Review: I am a “One-Man Telephone Reality Show”

6 years ago

My Internet radio projects are not for everybody, so it is especially gratifying to connect with someone out there who…