Disappeared Phone Booths
I was surprised to find that this video contains a shoutout to the Payphone Project. Who knew? Look for it at 1:55.
British Telecom Public Telephone Commercial, 1988
This 1988 commercial from British Telecom depicts an era of public telephony that has nearly disappeared.
US West Payphone Commercial, 1993
US West set up a (fake) payphone spy cam in this 1993 television commercial.
Not Just For Dancing
"Danskins are for breaking dates late, making late dates and calling collect."
Inspector Clouseau on the Button Phone
Lots of amusing phone booth payphonery in this excerpt from the 1968 film "Inspector Clouseau", starring Alan Arkin.
People Whose Lives You Probably Do Not Understand Still Use Payphones
The Payphone Project answers the cynically self-assured question: Do Payphones Still Exist? Do Human Beings Still Use Payphones? Part 5 of 5.
People Who Are Not Allowed To Have Cellphones At Their Jobs Need Payphones
The Payphone Project answers the cynically self-assured question: Do Payphones Still Exist? Do Human Beings Still Use Payphones? Part 4 of 5.
Greyhound Bus Station Payphone
Greyhound Bus Station Payphone. 630 West Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60606
People Who Are Not Rich Like You Still Need Payphones
The Payphone Project answers the cynically self-assured question: Do Payphones Still Exist? Do Human Beings Still Use Payphones? Part 3 of 5.
Mutant Payphone Keypad
Here is something you don't see every day, and which you probably would not notice even if you did see it. It is a payphone keypad with a slight problem. It has 2 * (star) keys, and no # (pound).
Couriers and Delivery Personnel Still Need Payphones
The Payphone Project answers the cynically self-assured question: Do Payphones Still Exist? Do Human Beings Still Use Payphones? Part 2 of 5.
Phone Booth: Solvang, California
Handset missing. Phone book gone. This useless but decorative structure lurks outside the Viking Garden Restaurant on Alisol Road in Solvang, California.
Stranded Travelers Still Need Payphones.
The Payphone Project answers the cynically self-assured question: Do Payphones Still Exist? Do Human Beings Still Use Payphones? Part 1 of 5.
Deadphone News: Washington State
Val Vashon, who recently reported that there are still some working payphones in Seattle, writes again with less inspiring payphone news. This dispatch includes photos of a couple of full-size phone booths that are completely abandoned.
Old Style Wood Phone Booth Sighting. July, 2013.
I spotted this old-style wood phone booth (with a working payphone inside) at an NYC dive bar. This booth has probably been at this spot for over 50 years.
Kennedy Plaza Bus Terminal. Providence, Rhode Island.
Two payphones at a Providence, Rhode Island, bus terminal. March, 2013.
“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.
1961: Bird Nesting in a Phone Booth (Bell Telephone Advertisement)
A robin decided to build her nest in the shelter of a public phone booth. To give her peace and quiet, local Bell telephone men quickly installed another phone nearby.
Wisconsin: Old-Style Phone Booth Spotted at the DOT
A friend of the Payphone Project writes from Madison, Wisconsin, to share photos and comments about an old-style phone booth hidden from public view in a government building.
Hello!
Next Generation Payphone Customer?
Who Still Uses Payphones?
The Phone Booth Game from “Dirty Harry”
Phone booths and payphone enclosures form a key episode in Don Siegel's 1971 film "Dirty Harry," starring Clint Eastwood.
Touch Tone
Chinatown, NYC: Pagoda Style Phone Booth
I spotted this old favorite a couple of weeks ago. Located on Bayard Street in New York's Chinatown, it is a payphone enclosure with a Chinese-themed pagoda on top.
Working Payphones Found in Seattle!
Val Vashon checks in with another dispatch from Seattle. This time the news is good: There are actually a couple of working payphones in Seattle, and they even accept incoming calls.