Payphones Past

Telkom Indonesia Payphone. Maxime Massa. Summer, 2015.

Yesterday’s “European Payphone Chase” featured photos from film director Ugo Massa and others who have discovered that payphones are hiding in plain sight all around them. Today’s image is from Mr. Massa’s father, Maxime Massa, who recently traveled to Jakarta where he captured this photo of a Telkom Indonesia payphone. This phone is, of course, stuffed with bicycle helmets.

Telkom Indonesia Payphone, Jakarta. Photo by Maxime Massa.

Do you see payphones where you are? Feel free to share with The Payphone Project. The best way is via e-mail, which is found at my landing page. Include any relevant info, such as the payphone’s location, its phone number, whether or not it worked, and links to your web sites should you want this site to link to yours (reciprocal backlinks appreciated).

 

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