Payphones Past

rockefeller center

What Does a Payphone Call Sound Like?

My voice sounds mighty different through this payphone when compared to being captured by decent audio gear. Listen in.

7 years ago

$1 For Two Minutes? That’s Survival Mode.

It looks like I might have made my last phone call from the last payphone at Rockefeller Center after PTS…

7 years ago

Strange Beeps From Rockefeller Center’s Last Payphone

Strange beeps coming from a Rockefeller Center payphone might have some meaning, or they might not. Anyone with knowledge of…

8 years ago

A Rockefeller Center Payphone User Revisited

A strange and what seemed at first to be an eerie coincidence occurred on Twitter the other night.

9 years ago

Anatomy of a Payphone Call. PTS Payphone, Rockefeller Center, NYC.

A Rockefeller Center payphone customer spotted April 12, 2016; using a PTS (Pacific Telemanagement Services) payphone.

9 years ago

Rockefeller Center’s “Communications” Portal

A curious bit of signage hovers over a semi-circular staircase at Rockefeller Center. I think it is payphone-related.

12 years ago