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Was This The Last Working Rotary Dial Payphone In New York City?

A sad day in New York City payphonery has passed. About 2 weeks ago this old rotary dial payphone was…

14 years ago

Some Los Angeles Area Payphone Numbers

213-387-5725 DPSS 2601 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles 213-387-7056 DPSS 2601 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles 213-387-7068 DPSS 2601 Wilshire Blvd. Los…

14 years ago

Washington, D.C.: Payphones Without Representation

It looks like no one is responsible for maintaining public telephones in Washington, D.C.'s Metro. The Washington Examiner Reports on…

14 years ago

Payphone Projects

A couple of payphone-related items that allude to this site in name and/or spirit crossed my desk last week. The…

14 years ago

More Payphone Scam News

For each toll-free call made from a payphone the owner of the phone gets about 50ยข in FCC-mandated dial-around compensation.…

14 years ago

Polivio Payphone: Gone, But Not Forgotten

All that remains of the Polivio Payphone that once stood at 31-08 Astoria Boulevard South is a set of 4…

14 years ago

South Wales: End of the line for public phone boxes?

The South Wales Evening Post carries a jeremiad of sorts on the state of public phone boxes.

14 years ago

Where is the Suicide Hotline Telephone on the RFK/Triborough Bridge?

One species of public telephony which most of us would hope never enters our lives, but which we might take…

14 years ago

Canada: $1 Payphone Calls?

"Using a payphone -- yes, they're still out there -- will cost $1 instead of 25 cents in Nova Scotia…

14 years ago

Payphone Gone: 32-01 31st Street

There are still payphones at the intersection of Broadway and 31st Street in Astoria. This payphone (seen in a photo…

14 years ago