Freedom Is Infinite Faith In Your Abilities
Sometimes inspirational graffiti makes sense. Not this time. Not to me at least.
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 public Internet.
I Left a Quarter on a Payphone’s Tongue
Just another payphone picture.
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.
Payphones Through the Deep Dream Generator
A few of my payphone pictures put through the Deep Dream Generator. Hey, why not?
When Photos From This Website Turned Up At A Chicago Subway Station
I never figured out who was responsible for this strangely brazen use of photos from this website for a public art piece in Chicago. But the kismet about its existence and the random connections it made were for the ages.
Chaka Khan’s “Hello Happiness”: It’s (Almost) All About the Phone Booth.
I find no connection between the video and the lyrics of the song. Regardless, Chaka Khan's "Hello Happiness" is beautiful to see and to hear.
Best Payphone Audio Capture In Months
Live music sounds different when funneled through the crackly, rugged sound world of a landline payphone.
Phone Booths in “The Telephone Book” (1971)
The movie, a comedy about phone sex, obscene phone calls, and pornography, contains a couple of interesting appearances of phone booths that do not include nudity. Here they are.
Payphone Scene From “Enemy”
Jake Gyllenhaal discovers that anonymity gets confusing when you are two people in one. It's a payphone scene from the 2013 film "Enemy"
Union Square Mandolin Player, Heard Through A Payphone
It's the sound of someone playing what I am reasonably certain is a mandolin, as heard through a Union Square payphone.
This Times Square Payphone Still Works
You wouldn't think it from the looks of this old thing but a beaten-up payphone at the Times Square subway station actually works. I used it to make a one-way call. Listen in.
What Does a Payphone Call Sound Like?
My voice sounds mighty different through this payphone when compared to being captured by decent audio gear. Listen in.
Phone Booth Scenes from “The Accused” (1988)
The same phone booth makes two appearances in "The Accused", the 1988 film starring Kelly McGillis and Jodie Foster. In the opening moments Ken Joyce, played by Bernie Coulson, is seen racing from a bar to make a 911 emergency call from the phone booth across the street.
Phone Booth Scene from Steven Spielberg’s “Duel” (1971)
Here is a cool phone booth scene from Steven Spielberg's "Duel", starring Dennis Weaver. This was Spielberg's first full-length film, which aired on television in 1971.
The Payphone of “Dead Ringers”
A payphone makes a brief, portentous appearance at the end of David Cronenberg's "Dead Ringers" (1988).
Drumming Up the Links
Call quality on LinkNYC kiosks is generally very bad, and has actually gotten worse in recent months since CityBridge, the company that owns the kiosks, has decided to set a majority of the devices so the volume can only be turned up half way. I tried making calls from kiosks in noisy spots and found…
Payphones of “Cat People” (1982)
It is not the most memorable scene from the 1982 film Cat People, starring Nastassia Kinsky and Malcolm McDowell, but its use of payphones in the opening scene at the New Orleans Airport is enough for a mention at The Payphone Project.
Payphones Seen in Woody Allen’s “Manhattan”
I grabbed screenshots of some of the more interesting appearances of payphones in"Manhattan", the 1979 film directed (in black and white) by Woody Allen.
New Year, Old Payphones
When I first heard about 80s.nyc, a Streetview for NYC in the 1980s, I thought it sounded like inspiration for an extended dream sequence from "Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer". I went out clicking for payphones and phone booths, and found quite a few. It was good fun, even if it chewed up a little too much time.
Jerry Seinfeld: Pay Phone Standup Routine (1984)
Most folks under the age of 40 would probably have no idea what Jerry Seinfeld is talking about in this short comedy clip from 1984. The payphone-related behaviors recounted have largely vanished.
Phone Booths I, II, & III by HowNowVihao at deviantART
Red, White, and Light Purple seem to comprise the color theme for these two dancers occupying a duo of Manhattan payphone enclosures. This is an older photo from before these payphones were trashed and replaced by a LinkNYC monolith.
When There’s No Man Around… 1960 Goodyear Commercial
When there's no man around ... you go to a phone booth to call one. That seems to be part of the message of what would today be considered a sexist Goodyear Tires commercial from 1960.
Artist Benedetto Bufalino Has Created a Mobile Phone Booth.
Hey, why not?
Street Mule — And The Howler — Heard Through a Times Square Payphone
Listen in as a payphone call goes horribly wrong, blasting The Howler into a call which should have been free of such noise.
Two in a Row From Barbara Van der Aue
Phone booth photos from Michigan And Missouri, taken by a follower of the Payphone Project Facebook page.
On Being Seen
I finally watched the "CBS Sunday Morning" segment that aired a few months ago. It's good!
Times Square Busker Heard Through a LinkNYC Device
This is the first decent quality recording I've made of a New York City street musician as heard through a LinkNYC device.