Long Island City – The Payphone Project https://www.payphone-project.com Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:32:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Live Girls One Dollar. Shoes and Lotions Where the Payphone Used To Be. https://www.payphone-project.com/live-girls-one-dollar-shoes-and-lotions-where-the-payphone-used-to-be.html Tue, 16 May 2017 22:21:28 +0000 http://payphonenews.com/wp/2011/10/live-girls-one-dollar-shoes-and-lotions-where-the-payphone-used-to-be-girls-girls-girls.html

Payphone Gone Outside the Live Girls Place

A payphone once stood outside this "LIVE GIRLS ONE DOLLAR" shop in Long Island City.]]> Poof Goes the COCOT https://www.payphone-project.com/poof-goes-the-cocot-payphone.html Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:12:58 +0000 http://payphonenews.com/wp/2011/12/poof-goes-the-payphone.html

Payphone Gone

Long since removed, I passed by this payphone location today. I was both chagrined and amused to see the word "POOF" spray-painted on the wall where this payphone once stood. POOF goes the payphone!]]> Payphone Pusher https://www.payphone-project.com/payphone-pusher.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:13:40 +0000 http://payphonenews.com/wp/2011/11/payphone-pusher.html

Payphone Petal Pusher

This is a film photo, shot with an old Minolta Maxxum 7000 SLR. I left imperfections and artifacts in the image to complement the ruggedness of the scene.]]> Mexicano Grocery, Payphone Gone https://www.payphone-project.com/mexicano-grocery-payphone-gone.html Fri, 28 May 2010 10:15:56 +0000 http://payphonenews.com/wp/2010/05/mexicano-grocery-payphone-gone.html

Payphone Gone

In March, 2001, a payphone stood outside the Mexicano Grocery Store: Today the payphone is not the only thing gone from the northwest corner of 21st Street and 31st Road in Long Island City, Queens. The entire building containing the Mexicano Grocery Store was obliterated, clearing the way for a vacant lot now fenced off…]]> Emily’s Coffee Shop, Payphone Gone https://www.payphone-project.com/emilys-coffee-shop-payphone-gone.html Mon, 24 May 2010 01:56:32 +0000 http://payphonenews.com/wp/2010/05/emilys-coffee-shop-payphone-gone.html

Payphone Gone

Emily’s Coffee Shop, at 31-06 21st Street in Long Island City, is gone. So, too, is the payphone that used to stand outside. This photo is from March, 2001: Emily’s has been replaced by Great Pizza & Fried Chicken Inc. The only trace of the payphone that used to stand at your service is the…]]> Payphone Gone: 37th Avenue @ 22nd Street, Queens https://www.payphone-project.com/payphone-gone-37th-avenue-22nd-street-queens.html Sat, 22 May 2010 09:11:31 +0000 http://payphonenews.com/wp/2010/05/payphone-gone-37th-avenue-22nd-street-queens.html

Payphone Gone, 37th Avenue and 22nd Street, Queens

Only the mount pedestal remains of a payphone that once stood at 37th Avenue and 22nd Street in Long Island City. This picture is from August, 2000. This picture, taken from just about the exact same spot, is from May 22, 2010.]]>