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Shattered and Dangling: A Verizon Payphone, October 2009

I spotted this Verizon payphone about a month ago, and was surprised to see that it is still busted up,…

16 years ago

Payphone Gone: By a 9/11 Mural

The 9/11 Payphone (as I called it) actually had nothing to do with 9/11. Located in Long Island City, this…

16 years ago

Payphone Gone: 35th Avenue in Astoria

This payphone picture was originally posted to my New York City Payphones gallery in the late 1990s. This payphone virtually…

16 years ago

Ghosts of Phone Booths Past

Sometimes I think I see ghosts of phone booths past. Outlines. Shadows. Tracings of where full booths once surrounded and…

16 years ago

The Letterman Payphones Revisited

I call these the Letterman Payphones. The first picture shows a group of payphones as they looked circa 1999. The…

16 years ago

Blackout Payphone Revisited

Tomorrow is the anniversary date of the Northeast Blackout of 2003. That was a memorable day for me in many…

16 years ago

Brooklyn Phone Booths

My friend Rachel directed me to these beautiful old phone booths at the Brooklyn Public Library. The lights are out…

16 years ago

1271 6th Avenue Payphones, Then and Now

These payphones at 1271 6th Avenue are long gone. The first picture shows a cluster of three payphones in either…

16 years ago

El Charrito, El Gallito. Then and Now.

These pictures show a payphone at 33rd Street and 34th Avenue in Astoria. The first picture is from 1999, the…

16 years ago

Who Uses Payphones Any More?

Someone asked me recently "Who the heck uses payphones any more?" My response: Poor people and tourists. As someone in…

16 years ago