Cape Town, South Africa. Payphone Dial Pad.
Cape Town Daily Photo, April 1, 2013, by Paul Gilowey.
GoodFellas Diner: The Payphones
Famous among fans of Martin Scorsese’s film “GoodFellas” this relatively isolated outpost is home to the one and only truck stop in the five boroughs of New York City. Located on a triangle at the 3-way intersection of Rust Street, Maspeth Avenue, and 57th Place, the diner appears to have changed its name recently from…
Bridge The Gap. Hyderabad, India, the “City Of Pearls”. Photo by Rishi Manik
500px photo by Rishi Manik. 500px photo by Rishi Manik.
Inside an Abandoned Factory. Northern Italy.
Flickr Photo by Fabio Simone Sebastiano.
Pictures Of Places Where Payphones Used To Be
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Ace Hotel, UA Theater, Downtown Los Angeles
Instagram photo by Super Cruiser. View this post on Instagram #phonebooth #uatheater #bttf #acehotel A post shared by Dan (@supercruiserstudios) on Jun 23, 2014 at 12:51pm PDT
Chinatown, 1964. Pagoda Phone Booth. Orlando Rego.
Photo from Daniel Rego’s Facebook Page.
The Collect Call of Cthulhu
From the swamplands of the deep south comes a tale of terror in a phone booth. Va Voom Comics presents “The Collect Call of Cthulhu”. Read more at Va Voom: The Blog
Macedonia Opera And Ballet House
Instagram photo by antemkd. View this post on Instagram #oldschool #payphone #awesome #instaphoto #HTC #htcphoto A post shared by Ante Gulin (@antemkd) on Jun 14, 2014 at 4:35am PDT
Trenton, Michigan: Abandoned McLouth Steel Plant
Old phone booth at the abandoned McLouth Steel factory in Trenton, Michigan. Spotted at “Exploring a Defunct Detroit Steel Factory” at TerraStories.com.
Routine Interruptions: Random Payphone Calls, With Fred Armisen
David Letterman used to use payphones as a conduit for one of his most memorable bits. Calling payphones located in places like Times Square and near the Ed Sullivan theater Dave would lure whoever answered the phone into random conversation and even into entering the theater to a standing ovation. This comedy gimmick (used by other…
Payphone is out of order.
Instagram photo by Emily Havlik. View this post on Instagram @ellmacsee how do I make phone calls now? A post shared by Emily Havlik (@yesemilymae) on Jul 27, 2012 at 4:35pm PDT
Gökşin Sipahioğlu: Paris Phone Booth. 1970.
Out of date…..
500px photo by Nakamura Yasu
Grand Central Terminal
Instagram photo by Jammi York Photography. View this post on Instagram #phonebooth #grandcentralstation #model #blackandwhite #jammiyork #nyc #newyorkcity A post shared by Jammi York (@jammi_york) on May 24, 2014 at 12:18am PDT
William Eggleston: Walter Hopps In A Phone Booth. 1974
From William Eggleston’s “Los Alamos” available for sale at Amazon.com. Visit the Eggleston Trust for more information on this great American photographer.
So Far Out Of Order It’s In Contempt Of Court…
Instagram photo by Hero Story Productions. View this post on Instagram #payphone #vintage #oldschool #beforecellphones A post shared by Rory (@herostoryrory) on Jun 2, 2014 at 6:54am PDT
Vintage Chronographs and Payphones
What was the connection between chronographs and payphones? Find out at WristTimes.com.
Principality of Monaco
Instagram photo by Jeannie Stokowski-Bisanti. View this post on Instagram #Principality of #Monaco #PayPhone #Booth…#Hello? A post shared by BautistaStokowskiBisanti🇵🇭🇺🇸🇮🇹 (@worldimmigrant) on May 29, 2014 at 2:54pm PDT
Adel, Oregon. 1963.
Phone Booth Outside the Adel Store. Adel, Oregon, 1963. Photo from the Oregon Historic Photograph Collections. According to StreetView imagery from 2009 the Adel Store is still present, but the building has been changed and the phone booth is gone.
Chicago, 1960s. Photo by Vivian Maier.
Photo by Vivian Maier.
Los Angeles, 1899: City’s First Public Telephone.
Photo from Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1800s) at Water and Power Associates.
Yachris Market. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
An abandoned payphone in Boston, the city that is home to America's second largest payphone population. Most of Boston's public phones are owned by PTS (Pacific Telemanagement Services). PTS obfuscates caller ID from its payphones, causing confusion across this land.
Chamundi Hill, South India
“Coin Operated Pay Phone. Chamundi Hill, South India. Flickr photo by funvacuum.
Pell City, Alabama. 1970s.
WhatWasThere.com photo by jdavid1224.
Mary Ellen Terry. Ballerina In A Phone Booth.
Photo by the late, great Gordon Parks.
Concrete Phone Booths, Ironton Rail Trail
Interesting piece about the concrete phone booths that were once abundant along the Ironton Rail Trail in Pennsylvania. Once numbering in the thousands only a handful of these structures remain today. Read more at Carbon County Magazine.
Dances For Small Spaces – 411
“A phone booth on some deserted street and 5 people whose lives are released from the boundaries of time, creating translucent layers that are forever played out in an intricately woven tapestry of memories.” Short film directed by Desh Fernando and Michael Montanaro.