Payphones Past

Payphone Pictures & Sounds

Trumpet Music Heard Through the Broadway/Lafayette Subway Station Payphone

I canvassed the Broadway/Lafayette BDFM and Bleecker Street 6 subway stations for payphones. This is what I saw. This is…

6 years ago

212-243-9133. 14th Street/8th Avenue Subway Station.

I've used this payphone a number of times in attempts to record nearby subway musicians, rarely if ever with any…

6 years ago

A Curious 1970s New York City Phone Booth Photo

Should I recognize the dude in this picture? It appears to be the work of a professional photographer, Thomas J.…

6 years ago

Grand Central Terminal: Payphones Gone

Most of Grand Central Terminal's payphones were routed last year. Take a tour of how they looked, pick up some…

6 years ago

No-Name Payphone at a No-Name Laundromat

I found an abandoned "Smart" pay telephone hiding inside a laundromat on Corona Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens.

6 years ago

Reflection of Two Working Payphones in a Non-Working LinkNYC Tablet Screen

Non-working LinkNYC kiosk tablets make for interesting reflective surfaces as the city passes by.

6 years ago

Freedom Is Infinite Faith In Your Abilities

Sometimes inspirational graffiti makes sense. Not this time. Not to me at least.

6 years ago

Northeastern Telecom, Abandoned Payphone in Sunset Park

An abandoned Northeast Telecom payphone reminds me of how many payphone service providers slipped away from being documented on the…

6 years ago

Payphone Graffiti: “This Is My Mistake”

No comment, really. Just wanted to share a piece of payphone graffiti with a message that reached out to me.

6 years ago