Diner. Painting by Richard Estes.
Diner. A photorealistic painting by Richard Estes.
Penn Station Payphone User
Penn Station could be home to the largest number of payphones under one roof in New York.
The Orelhão (“Big Ear”), Seen in Rio
The Orelhão ("big ear"), seen in this photo by Instagram user riri__g, is still a common site in Brazil, even in the cell phone age.
Action Shot: Penn Station Payphone User
The not-as-rare-as-you'd-think payphone user. August, 2016.
Leipzig Phone Booth
Photo of a Leipzig, Germany, phone booth by Instagram user Amarilll
Telekom Austria, Phone Booth User
Vienna: Man in a golden outfit takes a break in a Telekom Austria phone booth.
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ฮาโหลๆ รักนะ แจ้ะๆ ❤❤ #3 #three #payphone #white #me #and #mybestfriend #fifga #bags A photo posted by 👽 Waesofan Waenoh (@waesofanwaenoh) on Jun 30, 2016 at 8:23am PDT
On Tumblr: Dual Phone Booth on Rákóczi Road Budapest 1960, Hungary
1960 photo of a dual phone booth on Rákóczi Road Budapest 1960, Hungary
Michael Antman: Patron Saint of the Pay Telephone
Austin TX: Michael Antman: Patron Saint of the Pay Telephone.
Working Payphone at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located at the 82nd Street entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a single payphone. Its number is 212-650-9682.
Payphone User. May 26, 2016.
Greece Payphone, by the Aegean Sea.
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Mid-Manhattan Branch of the New York Public Library
There are two payphones at the Mid-Manhattan Branch of the New York Public Library. 212-684-9516 & 212-684-8529.
Mirošov, Czech Republic: Payphone User.
Curious photo of a smiling man using a payphone at the Domov Harmonie retirement community in Mirošov, Czech Republic.
Sverdlovsk, 1967: Dubious Moment in Payphone History
This 1967 AP story describes an unnamed woman's surprise encounter with a payphone that could have been nicknamed The Octopus for its ability to spew indelible ink at its perceived enemies.
Payphones at The Oyster Bar Restaurant, Grand Central Terminal
It seemed strange to find a couple of payphones inside the bathrooms of the Oyster Bar Restaurant at Grand Central Terminal. When payphones were commonplace it was typical to find them in the shared space outside the actual latrines.
Stormdog @ Flickr: Payphone of East Timor. March, 2016.
East Timor payphone -- what's left of it, that is -- by Flickr photographer Stormdog. Photo from March, 2016.
Phone Booths at Les Carroz d’Arâches, Haute Savoie, in the French Alps.
Photographer Barnabé Orange is a cousin of Hugo Massa, director of the short film “Hang Up, a Payphone Documentary“. This photo shows three somewhat overgrown phone booths in a region where cell phone signal is not very reliable.
Payphone User. Third Avenue, NYC. March, 2016.
It's a photo of a man on Third Avenue in Manhattan using a landline payphone. It's not as rare a sight as you might think but it's not something you see too often.
Payphones of “The Man in the High Castle”
Payphones make frequent appearances in TMITHC, a fantasy/science fiction series which explores the hypothetical reality of what North America might look like had the Axis powers won World War II.
Payphone User. Woodside, Queens, NYC. March, 2016.
Payphone User: Northern Boulevard in Queens, NYC.
It's a New Yorker with a red white and blue cap and a New York Sports Club sweatshirt using a payphone outside a Best Buy in Long Island City, Queens, NYC.
Donald Trump: Fix Your Payphone
This payphone was at the center of what was (to me, at least) a very amusing incident which occurred during the last week of December, 2015.
Ken Solomon: Report Payphone Damage
Photo of a busted out Telstra phone booth, Australia, by Ken Solomon, with link to more photos by the photographer.
718-271-9306. Broadway & St. James Avenue. Elmhurst, Queens.
This clamshell payphone at the corner of Broadway and St. James Place in Elmhurst, Queens, still bears signage from when it was owned by Van Wagner, the display advertising company that acquired a portion of Verizon’s payphone assets after the telecom company exited the business.Van Wagner was later acquired by Outfront Media, another display advertising company with…
A Streetview Tour of Houston’s Many Payphones
Houston, Texas, boasts the nation's 2nd largest payphone population. A StreetView tour shows areas where they can be found every couple of blocks.
NYC Nostalgia: 1980s Payphone Caller
A charming photo from the NYC nostalgia blog in which a 1980s payphone user partly obscures a sign for the "Queensboro Ave." subway stop, a station and streetname I've never heard of.
Athens, Greece. October, 2015.
Man using a payphone -- a "CARDPHONE", to be exact -- in Athens, Greece. October, 2015. Photo by French filmmaker Hugo Massa.