Payphones Past

astoria

Phone Booths of Astoria, 1960s. Steinway Street Near Broadway.

I spotted these beautiful 1960s Manhattan phone booths while clicking through an underappreciated Facebook group called Astoria Beat.

8 years ago

NYC Payphone Customer

A New Yorker using a Titan-branded payphone under the RFK/Triborough Bridge.

8 years ago

Payphone Down. Broadway in Astoria.

This Citybridge payphone suffered a fatal blow last week. Today all traces of this payphone are gone.

9 years ago

Paca-Tel Payphones: The Fine Print

Dialing instructions and other hard-to-read minutiæ found on a Paca-Tel payphone.

12 years ago

Mexicano Grocery, Payphone Gone

In March, 2001, a payphone stood outside the Mexicano Grocery Store: Today the payphone is not the only thing gone…

15 years ago

Emily’s Coffee Shop, Payphone Gone

Emily's Coffee Shop, at 31-06 21st Street in Long Island City, is gone. So, too, is the payphone that used…

15 years ago

A Subway Payphone, 9½ Years Later

This before-and-after sequence spans 9½ years, and shows a payphone at the 36th Avenue/Washington Avenue subway station in Astoria. The…

16 years ago

Payphones at Krash, Now Called Riviera

This picture from March, 2000, shows two payphones outside the Krash Dance Club in Astoria. Krash was a popular gay…

16 years ago