rotary – 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.

On eBay: 1961 Northern Electric NE-233QA Rotary Pay Phone

the payphone project — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 14:53:50 +0000

The 716 area code printed on the placard indicates this phone was used somewhere in western New York. The phone number shown on the payphone – (716) 394-9577 – is not found on the Payphone Project’s archive of past payphone locations, but numbers very close to it are listed in the city of Canandaigua. The closest number to this one is (716) 394-9594 at Pudgie’s Pizza on Main Street. Perhaps this payphone was once used at a place near there in Canandaigua.

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?