Payphones Past

Making Artistic Use Of LinkNYC’s Non-Working Tablet Screens

7 years ago

LinkNYC's tablet screens often do not work. I endeavor to prove that a blank screen is more inspiring than a…

Go To Church Read Bible. Payphone Scratchiti by PRAY?

7 years ago

It's hard to see but it is there. It is one of a few recent sightings of a religious exhortation…

Some Random Band Stole My Picture

7 years ago

I used to take umbrage when other entities used my photos or content without permission. But it's happened so often…

A LinkNYC Headline From Hell, and Other Thoughts

7 years ago

LinkNYC's Headlines: You can't click on them, you can't scan a barcode for more information, and after a few seconds…

Payphone Spotting In Iran

7 years ago

My friend, film maker Ugo Massa, spotted a couple of payphones while exploring Isfahan city and Yazd, Iran.

Tom Laceky’s AP Payphone Reportage

7 years ago

I spotted this interesting story from 1982 about Tom Laceky, an AP reporter who made the papers on account of…

Remembering How Obsessively I Used to Write Down Payphone Numbers

7 years ago

These scraps of paper from 1999 or 2000 appeared from my boxloads of papryal ephemera today, reminding me how obsessively…

wfaa.com | REWIND: Irving payphone users lament 1970s rate hikes

7 years ago

An amusing look back at when the cost of a payphone call increased from 10¢ to 25¢, from WFAA in…

My buddy MAX is in charge of guarding what is left of New York City’s payphones

7 years ago

My buddy MAX is now in charge of guarding New York City's payphones. https://t.co/WhNSFCalza pic.twitter.com/0290AHyQBq— Payphone Project (@payphonenews) May 4,…

Is LinkNYC Making Money Yet? It Doesn’t Look Like It.

7 years ago

LinkNYC, the "payphone of the future", is looking to the federal government's EB-5 program to get foreign investors to pump…