Payphones Past

Phone Booth at… The Dermatologist’s Office?

6 years ago

I found an authentic old phone booth in the most obvious place imaginable: A dermatologist's office in Long Island City,…

LinkNYC: 51 Screenchanges, 4 Advertisements. That’s 7.8% Ads, 92.2% Filler.

6 years ago

Last month I surveyed 5 LinkNYC kiosks, finding that only one of them served an expected quantity of ads. My…

Found a Few Payphones in Kensington, Brooklyn

6 years ago

I did some payphone hunting in Kensington, Brooklyn, after visiting the Morbid Anatomy exhibit at Green-Wood Cemetery.

My Take on the 1-800-GOLF-TIP Mystery

6 years ago

Is the (800) GOLF-TIP mystery really all that mysterious? I suspect one very likely culprit: The Professional Golfers Association.

1977. Kodachrome Slide. Phone Booths at Central Park West.

6 years ago

Simply love this photo from 1977, and not just on account of the phone booths. It is said to be…

Abandoned Payphone at a Jackson Heights C-Town

6 years ago

The moment I stepped into this grocery store I had a strong feeling there would be an old, abandoned payphone…

No Phones on the New Kosciuszko Bridge Walkway

6 years ago

There are no public telephones of any kind on the new Kosciuszko Bridge. If anything bad happens you should hope…

My Near-Foray Into Digital Vigilantism

6 years ago

An overheard recitation of one woman's phone number inspired a brief attempt at letting her know she left a lot…

Payphones of Elizabeth, New Jersey

6 years ago

Some photos, payphone numbers, and pithy comments about payphones in Elizabeth, NJ, and elsewhere.

Phone Numbers

6 years ago

Just some deliberately vague comments about a coveted phone number I recently acquired, with discussion of how to make sense…