Payphones Past

Bye Bye Now

13 years ago

"Bye Bye Now" is a short film documenting the faded role of public phone boxes in Ireland.

Sorry!

13 years ago

This advertising-supported Telebeam payphone in Astoria has been "TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE" for several years. I have attempted to do…

Tokyo Airport Payphones, 2008

13 years ago

Two Tokyo Airport Payphones, seen by SMW

Carol Burnett Show: Phone Booth Skit

13 years ago

The Carol Burnett Show team just can't ignore the tantalizing sound of a ringing public telephone.

Inside a TCC Teleplex Payphone

13 years ago

An abandoned TCC Teleplex payphone seems to want to tell its stories.

On the Alifu Atoll. Republic of Maldives.

13 years ago

A February, 2008, photo of a payphone on the Alifu Atoll (South Ari Atoll) in the Republic of Maldives.

Turk Telekom Payphones.

13 years ago

A couple of payphones from Istanbul. December, 2012.

It’s Payphone Mulching Season

13 years ago

This Christmas tree was left curbside to be picked up by the Sanitation Department for mulching and recycling. I would…

Should the Emergency Callbox Be Reinvented?

13 years ago

One species of New York City public telephony which simply will not die is the red emergency call box. Though…

Payphone Reinventors: Look to the Boneyard!

13 years ago

Contestants in New York City's Reinvent Payphones contest might want to look for inspiration from unlikely sources: How about the…