rotary dial – The Payphone Project

Found a Rotary-Dial Payphone From When All of NYC Was Still (212)

the payphone project — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 19:26:16 +0000

I got over my fear of being ridiculed for asking about such things. I staked out an old rotary dial payphone at an NYC eatery, asking permission first of a cashier, then of the store's manager, to enter into a strcture marked "Employees Only". . The cashier responded with the predicted dismissive "No." She was overruled. The manager had no problem with it.

London, 1975: Phone Booths at Tube Station

the payphone project — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 18:53:54 +0000

Photo from the London underground, 1975. Man using one of three phone booths in the London tube. From Flickr photographer MJ 310.

On eBay: A Statue of Liberty Payphone

the payphone project — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 20:00:11 +0000

This old payphone up for grabs on eBay has a secret that only the Payphone Project’s archive of former payphone numbers and locations could reveal. This old rotary dial payphone was once used on Liberty Island, at the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor.

Was This The Last Working Rotary Dial Payphone In New York City?

the payphone project — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:48:26 +0000

A sad day in New York City payphonery has passed. About 2 weeks ago this old rotary dial payphone was replaced with a standard touch-tone device, ending decades of service as the old phone finally made way for the new. The question now is: Was this the last of its kind in the city? Was it the last fully-functional rotary dial payphone in NYC?

NYC Rotary Dial Payphone Revisited

the payphone project — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:50:27 +0000

This is one of my favorite things in New York City. There is the Unisphere. I love that thing. I plan to stand under it this week. There used to be the Nissin Cup O’ Noodles soup bucket thing high atop Times Square. I loved that, too. There is the Black Forest Ham and Brie…

Payphone Confidential: Rotary Dial Payphone, NYC, 2009

the payphone project — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:14:06 +0000

This grainy photo, taken with a Treo cell phone camera, shows a real rarity. This is a fully functional rotary dial payphone. This phone is actively used at a business somewhere in the 5 boroughs of New York City. I will not reveal the location of this phone. I have been told by folks who…