Payphones Past

New Payphone Sounds

12 years ago

Sound samples from payphones, including a brass band as heard through a payphone call, and a variety of messages announcing…

Reliatel International Inc.: The Fine Print

12 years ago

Dialing instructions and other text matter from a Reliatel International Inc. pay telephone. Reliatel is now defunct.

BAS Communications: The Fine Print

12 years ago

Dialing instructions and other text matter from a BAS Communications public telephone.

Recalling Calling “Recalling 1993”

12 years ago

"Recalling 1993" is a payphone-based art project produced by the Droga5 ad agency and the New Museum. I put the…

NYC: Hot Blondes Still Use Payphones.

12 years ago

If you think no one uses payphones any more than you simply need to open your eyes. I'll do it…

Old School NYNEX Public Phone Signage. April, 2013.

12 years ago

I spotted this old school NYNEX Public Phone sign lurking over a Queens subway station.

Paca-Tel Payphones: The Fine Print

12 years ago

Dialing instructions and other hard-to-read minutiæ found on a Paca-Tel payphone.

Talking on the Titan. April, 2013.

12 years ago

The American Public Communications Council says that 750 million calls are made from payphones every year. 27 million payphone calls…

Coastal Communications: The Fine Print

12 years ago

Dialing instructions and other hard-to-read minutiæ found on a Coastal Communications payphone.