Payphones Past

Then and Now

The Payphone Before and After Shot That Got Away

I had a camera on me but my hands were full. The moment passed before I could get coördinated enough…

10 years ago

Descanso for Sabrina Mangos, and Memories of a Payphone

This old payphone was the site of a descanso in memory of a 10-year-old Australian girl killed at this spot…

11 years ago

New York City Payphone Locator: Help Edit

New York City's Payphone Locator takes data from the city's map of PPT (Public Pay Telephone) Locations and uses it…

11 years ago

Payphone of the East River, 11 Years Later

When I spotted this disembodied payphone component in the East River last week I immediately recognized it as the remains…

11 years ago

Pictures Of Places Where Payphones Used To Be

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11 years ago

The Forgotten World of the Payphone Hustler

The days of the "payphone hustler" at New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal are long gone, but their memory survives…

11 years ago

1943: WOrth 2-8354, Rotary Dial Payphone

Shorpy.com features a 1943 photo of a young sailor using a rotary-dial payphone marked with a phone number in the…

11 years ago

Rockefeller Center’s “Communications” Portal

A curious bit of signage hovers over a semi-circular staircase at Rockefeller Center. I think it is payphone-related.

12 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

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