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Northern Boulevard: Payphone Gone

Nothing remains of this payphone, photographed in March, 2004. Nothing, that is, save for the metal spikes in the sidewalk,…

15 years ago

Queens Plaza/41st Avenue, Payphone Gone

This payphone, once located near the Blackout Payphone, is gone, as are a number of other objects which once lined…

15 years ago

A 5th Avenue Subway Payphone

This horribly blurry and wobbly picture shows a payphone at the 5th Avenue subway stop in May, 2000. For obvious…

15 years ago

Andrei Voznesensky

The New York Times notes the passing of Russian poet Andrei Voznesensky. His poem "Phone Booth" follows.Someone is loose in…

15 years ago

Laurel Hill Boulevard Payphone Gone

I thought this was a strange location for a payphone. Located in the shadow of the BQE (Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, I-278)…

15 years ago

Mexicano Grocery, Payphone Gone

In March, 2001, a payphone stood outside the Mexicano Grocery Store: Today the payphone is not the only thing gone…

15 years ago

Vince Lombardi Phone Booths: Gone!

Dan Z. was there when the bastards took our phone booths away! The insufferable, unimaginable, unquenchable, inexhaustible bastards hauled off…

15 years ago

Metro Motel Payphone, Before and After

The payphone across from the Metro Motel in Woodside, Queens, is gone gone gone, leaving but 6 metal spikes in…

15 years ago

Emily’s Coffee Shop, Payphone Gone

Emily's Coffee Shop, at 31-06 21st Street in Long Island City, is gone. So, too, is the payphone that used…

15 years ago

Payphone Gone: Long Island City

This picture from August, 2000, shows a Bell Atlantic payphone in Long Island City, outside the 2000 Management Inc. garage.…

15 years ago