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Happy New Year from The Payphone Project!

This rugged Verizon payphone worked perfectly after being nearly buried in snow during the great blizzard of 2010, the 6th-largest…

15 years ago

Pay Phones Coming Back In Miami

"We might not make our fortune, but we're going to provide payphones to those that need them for years to…

15 years ago

“Taxi Driver” Payphone

Travis Bickle at a Manhattan payphone, asking Betsy if she got the flowers he sent.

15 years ago

“Midnight Cowboy” Phone Booths

The style of green Manhattan phone booths I spotted a few weeks ago are seen throughout the "Midnight Cowboy", the…

15 years ago

Rare, Manhattan Phone Booths

These old booths are in a parking garage located underneath the Boat Basin CafĂ©. These phone booths have a roof…

15 years ago

Titan to be King of Payphones in New York City

What is the future of the neighborhood payphone, unadorned by advertising, its survival depending entirely on paid usage?

15 years ago

Farmington, NY: Verizon Removes Beloved Payphone

MPNnow.com reports: "Town Supervisor Ted Fafinski recently learned that he has lost the last hope of sparing the Verizon payphone…

15 years ago

Bell Atlantic Signage

The Payphone Project spotted a phantom Bell Atlantic sign, lurking high over the garage door of an auto body shop.

15 years ago

Farmington Fights For Its Payphone

MPNnow.com reports on Farmington, NY's, battle to keep Verizon from taking its payphone away: "'My biggest concern is someone getting…

15 years ago