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Looking For Religion In A Payphone

There is more religion on the upper east side and other parts of New York than most people realize. The…

7 years ago

This Times Square Payphone Still Works

You wouldn't think it from the looks of this old thing but a beaten-up payphone at the Times Square subway…

7 years ago

I Found PRAY, But Not On A Payphone

PRAY spotting might have me working the D train into my commute.

7 years ago

Go To Church Read Bible. Payphone Scratchiti by PRAY?

It's hard to see but it is there. It is one of a few recent sightings of a religious exhortation…

7 years ago

Some Random Band Stole My Picture

I used to take umbrage when other entities used my photos or content without permission. But it's happened so often…

7 years ago

Tom Laceky’s AP Payphone Reportage

I spotted this interesting story from 1982 about Tom Laceky, an AP reporter who made the papers on account of…

7 years ago

Remembering How Obsessively I Used to Write Down Payphone Numbers

These scraps of paper from 1999 or 2000 appeared from my boxloads of papryal ephemera today, reminding me how obsessively…

7 years ago

wfaa.com | REWIND: Irving payphone users lament 1970s rate hikes

An amusing look back at when the cost of a payphone call increased from 10¢ to 25¢, from WFAA in…

7 years ago

DITCHED! Payphones are Crumbling – The Vista Press

Hear, hear:  Alex Hughes — April  2018… If there are going to be physical payphones then they should be in working…

7 years ago

Payphone At The End Of The R, Starring 1-800-MAX-SAVE

An abandoned Verizon payphone in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, leads to a somewhat interesting tale of the alleged theft of a…

7 years ago