Payphones Past

Another Abandoned PTS Payphone

12 years ago

Most of New York City's subway stations are littered with useless hulks of payphones abandoned by Pacific Telemanagement Services (PTS).…

Abandoned Phone Box: Aldershot, Hampshire, England

12 years ago

This phone box was obviously put in place back when the surrounding houses were built back in the 1930's to…

Titan: The Fine Print

12 years ago

Dialing Instruction found on a Titan Payphone.

A Sinner’s Prayer

12 years ago

I spotted this poem stuck under the handset of a midtown Manhattan payphone. I did what I sometimes do. I…

Payphones of the Future, Y2K Style

12 years ago

The payphone of the future has been around for a long time. Look at these examples from 2000 of hybrid…

Rockefeller Center’s “Communications” Portal

12 years ago

A curious bit of signage hovers over a semi-circular staircase at Rockefeller Center. I think it is payphone-related.

E.H.U.C.: The Fine Print

13 years ago

East Harlem Unity Communications (EHUC) is the best payphone service provider in New York City. I use payphones almost every…

Bangkok: Phone Booth Graveyard

13 years ago

It's a picture of vacated payphone enclosures and phone booths owned by the Telephone Organisation of Thailand.

Telebeam: The Fine Print

13 years ago

Even the most intrepid payphone user is unlikely to read the fine print found on most public telephones. The text…

Tennessee State Payphone Locator, 2009 Data

13 years ago

Tennessee's 2009 "Request For Proposals for Payphone Service" included a gem that passed me by: A list of all known…