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NYC FDNY Emergency Callbox
NYC FDNY Emergency Callbox
NYC FDNY Emergency Callbox
NYC FDNY Emergency Callbox
NYC FDNY Emergency Callbox
NYC FDNY Emergency Callbox
Wavy Metal Grids
By the way, not everyone knows the purpose behind these weird-looking wavy metal grids (which happened to be located next to one of the emergency call boxes in this photo series). These metal grids are designed to prevent flooding in underground subway stations that were prone to flooding in the past.
NYC FDNY Emergency Callbox
Red Emergency Callbox, NYC
Northern Boulevard & Steinway Street, L.I.C.
37th Avenue & 37th Street, Long Island City
38th Avenue & 34th Street, Long Island City
38th Avenue & 34th Street, Long Island City
38th Avenue & 32nd Street, Long Island City
38th Avenue & 32nd Street, Long Island City
Detail of a F.D.N.Y. Emergency Callbox
Detail of a F.D.N.Y. Emergency Callbox
Detail of a F.D.N.Y. Emergency Callbox
Detail of a F.D.N.Y. Emergency Callbox
Broadway & 29th Street, Astoria
All that remains of these payphones are these bloody stumps on the sidewalk
All that remains of these payphones are these bloody stumps on the sidewalk
Northern Boulevard & Woodside Avenue, Long Island City
Queens Boulevard Callbox
Long Island City Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
NYC Emergency Callbox
Detail of this long-gone S.A.C. Vending, Inc., payphone
Payphone at the end of the road (more on this later)
Queensboro Plaza, TCC Teleplex. December, 2011
Payphone Gone, Soloman Liquor
December 15, 2011
I can't remember when this payphone worked. Soloman Liquor.
December 15, 2011
718-729-9345. Payphone Gone, Soloman Liquor
December 15, 2011
718-729-9547. Payphone Gone, Soloman Liquor
December 15, 2011
Not Waiting For Dial Tone Any More. Payphone Gone, Soloman Liquor
December 15, 2011
Mystery Payphone
Mystery Payphone
Mystery Payphone
Mystery Payphone
Mystery Payphone
No Identifying Information
Mystery Payphone
Queensboro Correctional Facility
This mystery payphone is across the street from a jail. There used to be a payphone right outside the Queensboro Correctional Facility, and I assume prison payphones still exist inside.
Mystery Payphone
Corner Payphone. Astoria.
Northern Boulevard @ 51st Street, Long Island City. December 25, 2011.
Phone Box Christmas, Madison Avenue
Phone Box Christmas, Madison Avenue
Phone Box Christmas, Madison Avenue
Phone Box Christmas, Madison Avenue
Phone Box Christmas, Madison Avenue
Phone Box Christmas, Madison Avenue
Bel Aire Diner Payphone, 2007
Payphone Gone, But Not Forgotten
If I have an old photograph of a place I sometimes make a print of the photo and leave it as close as possible to the exact spot where the photo was taken. I did that with this old payphone. I printed out the photo from 2007, and left that photo where the payphone used to be. Read more at Payphone Gone, But Not Forgotten.
Payphone Gone, But Not Forgotten
If I have an old photograph of a place I sometimes make a print of the photo and leave it as close as possible to the exact spot where the photo was taken. I did that with this old payphone. I printed out the photo from 2007, and left that photo where the payphone used to be. Read more at Payphone Gone, But Not Forgotten.
Payphone Gone, But Not Forgotten
If I have an old photograph of a place I sometimes make a print of the photo and leave it as close as possible to the exact spot where the photo was taken. I did that with this old payphone. I printed out the photo from 2007, and left that photo where the payphone used to be. Read more at Payphone Gone, But Not Forgotten.
Payphone Gone, But Not Forgotten
If I have an old photograph of a place I sometimes make a print of the photo and leave it as close as possible to the exact spot where the photo was taken. I did that with this old payphone. I printed out the photo from 2007, and left that photo where the payphone used to be. Read more at Payphone Gone, But Not Forgotten.
Payphone Gone.
This payphone, formerly at (718) 728-9682, stood at this location for decades. Today all that is left is this hole in the sidewalk, and two metal poles.
Payphone Gone.
This payphone, formerly at (718) 728-9682, stood at this location for decades. Today all that is left is this hole in the sidewalk, and two metal poles.
Payphone Gone. December, 2011.
This photo is cropped to match as closely as possible the frame of the previous photo.
Bel Aire Diner Payphone. November, 2009
September, 2008
I first noticed this abandoned payphone on Northern Boulevard in September, 2008, when this picture was taken. The next picture shows that in December, 2011, this empty hull of a payphone still lurked outside an abandoned building that once housed a check cashing business. Look for these abandoned payphone pictures at Weburbanist.com.
The Neon Lights Stay on 24 Hours a Day at the Abandoned Building
The Neon Lights Stay on 24 Hours a Day at the Abandoned Building
CHEC? The Neon Lights Stay on 24 Hours a Day at the Abandoned Building
The Neon Lights Stay on 24 Hours a Day at the Abandoned Building
The Neon Lights Stay on 24 Hours a Day at the Abandoned Building
EDT Sportline Once Occupied This Space
Phone Number of the Previous Company That Occupied This Space
For Rent
I Wanna Rent This Place. Wait... What's the Phone Number?
Payphone Gone?
Across the street I spotted this metal post in the sidewalk. Posts and spikes like this often provide evidence that a payphone used to be present. Once you start looking for these stumps it becomes evident that payphones genuinely used to be everywhere, even in vacant lots and alleyways between buildings.
Open 24 Hours
Open 24 Hours
The gashes in this awning reveal the name of another business that once occupied this space.
Voice Stream Omnipoint
