Payphones Past

Montreal: A Fine Use For A Payphone

Bob Parent writes from Montreal:

My wife and I love to go to thrift shops, bazaars and garage sales. Last Summer, we went to the Salvation Army store on the South Shore of Montreal. It was a very hot day and the front door of the store was being held open to allow a breeze to blow through. What I found funny was what they were holding it open with; so funny, in fact, that I decided to take a photo and have kept it in my phone ever since. It was a reminder of just how far we’ve come when it comes to how payphones are being used; everything and anything except for what they were made to do.

Montreal: A Fine Use For A Payphone. Photo by Bob Parent.
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