NYC Rotary Dial Payphone
This is one of my favorite things in New York City. There is the Unisphere. I love that thing. I plan to stand under it this week.
There used to be the Nissin Cup O’ Noodles soup bucket thing high atop Times Square. I loved that, too.
There is the Black Forest Ham and Brie sandwich at Mangia. That is the best sandwich in New York.
There is also Jimmy’s Corner, on 44th Street. A pugilist’s bar.
And then there is this fully functional rotary dial payphone. I last checked in on this rotary dial in August, 2009. In this month of October, 2011, I am happy to report that this old payphone is alive and well. It accepts incoming calls, and I made a couple of calls from it. This payphone is in a bar. The rotary dialer bears the cigarette-smoke stains of 40 years.
No wonder I love this town.
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