Payphones Past

Payphone Pictures & Sounds

Payphone Factory

Spotted a payphone factory today. Wow!

15 years ago

I Hate When This Happens

An anonymous correspondent writes:When I saw the telephone icon sign from a block away, I thought I'd get to take…

15 years ago

Nablus, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories.

An anonymous correspondent writes:"The exponential increase of cell phones, even in the ancient town of Nablus, is likely the reason…

15 years ago

Faces of Payphones

I see a face crying out from the basin of this gutted payphone. This face has its mouth opened wide,…

15 years ago

Carl R. Sohncke Square Payphone

One of the more unusual outdoor payphone enclosures I've seen in these parts is this Verizon payphone at Carl R.…

16 years ago

What’s On Top?

This pagoda-topped payphone in Chinatown reminded me of a series of pictures sent to The Payphone Project many years ago.…

16 years ago

A Christmas Payphone

This TCC Teleplex payphone is, for the season, nestled among some Christmas trees on Broadway in Astoria. The number for…

16 years ago

Italic Payphone

I stood perfectly upright when I took this picture. The payphone enclosure was italic, tilted, skewed, and visibly hung over.…

16 years ago