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Payphone Sounds: Recorded Messages

These sounds capture recorded messages which are unique to payphones, meaning most people would never hear them. Listen to timeless…

14 years ago

Out of Focus, On the Payphone.

A woman with a baby stroller in tow tries to make a call from a payphone. Her body language seemed…

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

Payphone Gone: Broadway in Astoria

It's another payphone that once was, that is gone gone gone. This is a former payphone. This is a NON-PAYPHONE.…

14 years ago

Payphones Gone: Soloman Liquors

These Verizon payphones seldom if ever worked, but this did not stop people from sidling up to one of the…

14 years ago

Sacramento: Payphones a Thing of the Past?

The Sacramento Press has an elegiac photo essay of payphones in Sacramento. Some are abandoned, some are in use. Some…

14 years ago

Coalition to FCC: We Need a Payphone Bailout

"The National Consumers League and Consumer Action believe that payphones continue to play an important role in providing a needed…

14 years ago

WSJ: Verizon Sells non-NYC Payphone Business

The Wall Street Journal Blog reports that Verizon has sold almost all of its non-New York City payphones to Pacific…

14 years ago

Multimedia payphones to appear in Baku prior to “Eurovision”

Electronic News Service reports: "Multimedia Payphone is a fundamentally new device that combines the functions of a payphone and a computer.…

14 years ago