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Dead Payphone at 2508 E. Linden Avenue in Linden, NJ

This abandoned phone, once owned by Path Enterprises, Inc., was an unexpected find on a stretch of East Linden Avenue…

6 years ago

Trumpet Music Heard Through the Broadway/Lafayette Subway Station Payphone

I canvassed the Broadway/Lafayette BDFM and Bleecker Street 6 subway stations for payphones. This is what I saw. This is…

6 years ago

212-243-9133. 14th Street/8th Avenue Subway Station.

I've used this payphone a number of times in attempts to record nearby subway musicians, rarely if ever with any…

6 years ago

A Curious 1970s New York City Phone Booth Photo

Should I recognize the dude in this picture? It appears to be the work of a professional photographer, Thomas J.…

6 years ago

The Phone Booths at Peter McManus Café

I checked in on the phone booths at Peter McManus Café on 7th Avenue. The booths looked beautiful but neither…

6 years ago

I Made a Font Using Only Letters and Numbers From a Payphone Keypad

The font used on this set of touchtone buttons is nothing special in and of itself. But I felt the…

6 years ago

What Was TELVAST?

I never heard of TELVAST until its name surfaced on a Queens Boulevard payphone. I found no trace of the…

6 years ago

Four Star Diner in Union City: Abandoned Verizon Payphone

My visit to the Four Star Diner started with an abandoned Verizon payphone. It ended with me asking if I…

6 years ago

Baba Laknath Laundromat Payphone in Elmhurst

This abandoned phone at an Elmhurst laundromat offered no clue as to its previous owner.

6 years ago

Another One Down, Maybe Three

One more payphone in my area disappeared with no LinkNYC replacement. A similar fate seems to have befallen a pair…

6 years ago