“THE PHONE BOOTH (scene)”, by Maria Rogel.
"THE PHONE BOOTH (SCENE)" belongs to the collective line of BESOMELO(d)P, "footage-in-progress and site specific interventions, for a Contemporary Melodramatization and a recovery of Cinema Heritage".
Ann B. Davis (as Alice) Working Sam the Butcher’s Payphone
Abandoned Payphone: Sports Authority
A close up look at an abandoned payphone once owned by Telaleasing Enterprises, a subsidiary of Davel Communications.
Woman Using a Payphone. July, 2013.
Picture of a woman using a payphone on New York City's 42nd Street.
Hello!
Next Generation Payphone Customer?
Who Still Uses Payphones?
Touch Tone
She was all alone and stranded in a strange city
"Patricia was crying softly. Heavy snow had slowed her bus so that she missed the last connection back to college. She was cold, lonely and stranded in a big city where she knew no one." Where would she go? What would she do?
New Payphone Sounds
Sound samples from payphones, including a brass band as heard through a payphone call, and a variety of messages announcing that calls to toll-free numbers are not allowed from payphones.
NYC: Hot Blondes Still Use Payphones.
If you think no one uses payphones any more than you simply need to open your eyes. I'll do it for you.
Old School NYNEX Public Phone Signage. April, 2013.
I spotted this old school NYNEX Public Phone sign lurking over a Queens subway station.
Talking on the Titan. April, 2013.
The American Public Communications Council says that 750 million calls are made from payphones every year. 27 million payphone calls were made from New York City in 2011. Here is a picture of one call made from a curbside payphone in April, 2013.
Bangkok: Phone Booth Graveyard
It's a picture of vacated payphone enclosures and phone booths owned by the Telephone Organisation of Thailand.
Bye Bye Now
"Bye Bye Now" is a short film documenting the faded role of public phone boxes in Ireland.
Sorry!
This advertising-supported Telebeam payphone in Astoria has been "TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE" for several years. I have attempted to do something about it.
Tokyo Airport Payphones, 2008
Two Tokyo Airport Payphones, seen by SMW
Carol Burnett Show: Phone Booth Skit
The Carol Burnett Show team just can't ignore the tantalizing sound of a ringing public telephone.
On the Alifu Atoll. Republic of Maldives.
A February, 2008, photo of a payphone on the Alifu Atoll (South Ari Atoll) in the Republic of Maldives.
Turk Telekom Payphones.
A couple of payphones from Istanbul. December, 2012.
It’s Payphone Mulching Season
This Christmas tree was left curbside to be picked up by the Sanitation Department for mulching and recycling. I would not be too surprised if they hauled off the payphone while they're at it.
NYC: Reinvent Payphones
New York City has turned to Joe Q. Public for ideas on the payphone of the future, focusing (among other things) on the role of public telephones as public utilities for disaster planning and emergency situations.
NYC PPT (Public Pay Telephone) Data To Be Released?
Earlier this year I submitted a request to the NYC Open Data web site suggesting that the city release its database of PPT (Public Pay Telephone) locations. My suggestion was never approved and appeared to have been ignored. Last night I submitted the request again.
Save Public Telephones!
Some who regarded them as irrelevant now may recognize that wholesale routing out of public telephones has created dangers to public safety. I believe this is true not just in large scale emergencies but in the everyday lives of those who simply lost or forgot to bring their cell phone with them and find themselves stranded because of it.
Payphones News From Texas, Canada, and Brazil
A summary of recent payphone news looks at stories from San Antonio, Canada, and Brazil.
Out of Change?
Out of change? Need to make a phone call? This abandoned payphone in Long Island City, Queens, would be no good if you had all the change in the world.
SKUZZ Payphone
The name sayzz it all.
Dialing Instructions, Coastal Communications Payphone
For local calls - Deposit 25¢ for 3 minutes, dial number (Overtime is 10¢ for an additional 2 minutes). NOTE: On local calls, over deposits are NOT applied to call.
Payphone Profundity
I interpret this vigorous scrawl of vandalism as an expression of the cacophonous noise of silence and an inability to communicate in today's world of public telephones.