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The Payphones of Coney Island

A look back at the payphones of Coney Island's past, with a link to my video documenting the last payphones…

4 years ago

I Thought This Was an Advertising Intervention

Just a little window into what should be the unseen innards of a CityBridge payphone enclosure. It appears this clear…

4 years ago

Working Payphone in Darien, Georgia. Photos by Daniel Hopsicker.

This working payphone stands outside the Darien Telephone Company building in Darien, Georgia. Shot on film last month this enclosure…

4 years ago

What Rhymes With Orange? Payphones, Of Course. (Video)

I've been hunting down what's left of the payphones in the five boroughs of New York, as well as some…

4 years ago

Found a Spider-Webbed Payphone in Gowanus a Few Months Ago

This one might be gone already. Somewhere in Gowanus, a decrepit, derelict, useless hulk of a payphone past.

4 years ago

The Payphone Truck is Here. Hooray for the Payphone Truck!

Spotted this on Labor Day, 2001, near the old Twin Towers. Never saw a payphone truck again in the wilds.

4 years ago

Garry Winogrand Talking on the Payphone

This photo of Gerry Winogrand, using a Midtown Manhattan phone booth in 1967, reminds me that while I have no…

4 years ago

Call Andy Warhol at 412-231-8878.

I can think of no Warholian flourish or bit of wit to embellish the fact that there just happens to…

4 years ago

Found a Bunch of Dead Payphones in The Bronx (Video)

I traveled down the 4 train line from Woodlawn to Fordham Road, capturing sightings of all the dead PTS payphones…

4 years ago

Does Caller ID Show “DRINK BEER” From This Payphone in Sunset Park?

Can't not love the phone number hand-written onto the payphone at the Soccer Tavern in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. How does…

4 years ago