Phone Booths of Astoria, 1960s. Steinway Street Near Broadway.
I spotted these beautiful 1960s Manhattan phone booths while clicking through an underappreciated Facebook…
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NYC Payphone Customer
A New Yorker using a Titan-branded payphone under the RFK/Triborough Bridge.
Payphone Down. Broadway in Astoria.
This Citybridge payphone suffered a fatal blow last week. Today all traces of this…
Paca-Tel Payphones: The Fine Print
Dialing instructions and other hard-to-read minutiæ found on a Paca-Tel payphone.
Mexicano Grocery, Payphone Gone
In March, 2001, a payphone stood outside the Mexicano Grocery Store: Today the payphone…
Emily’s Coffee Shop, Payphone Gone
Emily’s Coffee Shop, at 31-06 21st Street in Long Island City, is gone. So,…
A Subway Payphone, 9½ Years Later
This before-and-after sequence spans 9½ years, and shows a payphone at the 36th Avenue/Washington…
Payphones at Krash, Now Called Riviera
This picture from March, 2000, shows two payphones outside the Krash Dance Club in…