Payphones Past

On Being Seen

8 years ago

I finally watched the "CBS Sunday Morning" segment that aired a few months ago. It's good!

Times Square Busker Heard Through a LinkNYC Device

8 years ago

This is the first decent quality recording I've made of a New York City street musician as heard through a…

O’Hare Airport Has Payphones. Lots Of Them.

8 years ago

Val Vashon checks in again to report that Chicago's O'Hare Airport has a surprising quantity of payphones, and they all…

The Payphone. It Doesn’t Work. Instagram Photographer rocco_pendola

8 years ago

From Instagram photographer rocco_pendola comes this non-working, busted up payphone in Santa Monica, California.

Phone Booth Scene from “Number Please?” (1920)

8 years ago

The phone booth scene steals the show in the 1920 short film "Number Please", starring Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis.

Phone Booths Return to Times Square

8 years ago

Afghan-American artist Aman Mojadidi has brought Airlight phone booths to Times Square in Manhattan, bringing a whiff of the 1980s…

Yesterday in Tel Aviv. Photo by David Moore.

8 years ago

David Moore, a long-time contributor to The Payphone Project, spotted this payphone user yesterday in Tel Aviv, Israel, a place…

Action Shot: NYC Payphone User. June 25, 2017.

8 years ago

I spotted this gentleman using a payphone on Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan today. People still use payphones.

Temple City Motel Phone Booth. Photo by Thomas Hawk.

8 years ago

The Temple City Motel in Salt Lake City once had a classic Airlight style phone booth out front. Today it…

LinkNYC: No Free Phone Calls Today

8 years ago

Did someone at Citybridge forget to pay their Vonage bill? Almost every number I attempted to dial from LinkNYC devices…