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Steinway Street at 34th Avenue: Another Payphone Gone

All I remember about this one was that it had a Bell South logo on it. Bell South was the…

4 years ago

Looking For a Payphone in Phoenix? Bet You Missed This One.

A fully functional payphone is found tucked away outside the independently owned MG Pharmacy at 4025 West Bell Road in…

4 years ago

Video: An Upper West Side and Midtown Payphone and Phone Booth Stramble

How is CityBridge doing on delivering free local phone calls from its Upper West Side phone booths? And what of…

4 years ago

Payphones of Yore at Steinway Street Near 31st Avenue

Some things changed, others did not at this Astoria intersection. One thing altogether gone is the set of three payphones,…

4 years ago

Mounting Backplate Where a Payphone Used To Be

This mounting backplate, which once held a payphone at a Queens laundromat, is still available for purchase at payphone.com. $23.…

4 years ago

Dude Talking on a Midtown Payphone

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4 years ago

An Astoria Payphone Near the Library: Gone

This payphone outside a library reminds me that I believe public libraries should have public telephone rooms where anyone could…

4 years ago

Payphone Gone From El Gallito Grocery in Astoria

A brief look at the life and times of a 33rd Street TCC Teleplex payphone in Astoria. I don't remember…

4 years ago

The Snowed-In Phone Booth at New Germany State Park in Grantsville, MD.

Photos by Daniel Hopsicker, shot on Kodak Ektachrome VS 100 Film, expired in 2001. Beautiful images of an old Airlight…

4 years ago

A Walgreen’s Payphone, 1999, Then and Now

One of my favorite payphone photos I ever got. A young woman takes a break from her job at Walgreen's…

4 years ago