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“Squeeze-Play Craze” Reaches Nebraska – April, 1959

The "Squeeze-Play" was the phone-booth-stuffing fad of the 1950s, made most famous by Life Magazine photographer Joe Munroe's iconic image.…

12 years ago

Montreal Payphones

Having watched the precipitous decline of public telephones in New York City and throughout the United States I found it…

12 years ago

(212) 473-9148. McSorley’s Old Ale Pub. Vacuous Bloombergia Tourist Hell Hole.

(212) 473-9148. McSorley's Old Ale Pub. Vacuous Tourist Bloombergia Hell Hole. This payphone accepts incoming calls. Happy at least to…

12 years ago

Phreaking the Telebeam. October, 2013.

Youngsters catching up on their obsolete hack0r skillz

12 years ago

Seattle: Dial a Downtown Office Building!

Val Vashon checks in again from Seattle, Washington, with a random collection of payphones from the downtown core.

12 years ago

Disappeared Phone Booths

I was surprised to find that this video contains a shoutout to the Payphone Project. Who knew? Look for it…

12 years ago

Not Just For Dancing

"Danskins are for breaking dates late, making late dates and calling collect."

12 years ago

Mutant Payphone Keypad

Here is something you don't see every day, and which you probably would not notice even if you did see…

12 years ago

Deadphone News: Washington State

Val Vashon, who recently reported that there are still some working payphones in Seattle, writes again with less inspiring payphone…

12 years ago