tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post337636247617592259..comments2024-03-17T09:55:57.029-07:00Comments on Lost City: The Last Working Phone Booths in New York?Brooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-1161718613627981672012-02-11T20:58:32.114-08:002012-02-11T20:58:32.114-08:00I believe that there are a few working phone boot...I believe that there are a few working phone booths in the lobby of New York Hospital - 68th Street and York AvenueAmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-400421806589981342012-02-08T06:49:04.046-08:002012-02-08T06:49:04.046-08:00I think there is a bank of old fashioned phone boo...I think there is a bank of old fashioned phone booths underneath the UBS building in the underground maze of Rockefeller Center. Those are the ones I always think of. I'll take a pic next time I am over there. This guy happens to mention those: http://payphonepictures.com/main.php?g2_itemId=44571Carol Gardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-64482568622897050812012-02-07T18:57:36.003-08:002012-02-07T18:57:36.003-08:00What happened to the one at the Capri Social Club?...What happened to the one at the Capri Social Club? I was there not long ago & forgot to check. Is it still there?onemorefoldedsunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995652957356064546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-67781578009795572132012-02-07T14:31:53.391-08:002012-02-07T14:31:53.391-08:00Dan, that is great news, if true, about O'Conn...Dan, that is great news, if true, about O'Connor's.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-55489231696903628342012-02-07T14:31:26.251-08:002012-02-07T14:31:26.251-08:00MT: They are more and more uncommon, sorry to say....MT: They are more and more uncommon, sorry to say. Not sure where you're seeing them. Do you check to see if they have phones in them. Or if they are working?Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-80705026530693843042012-02-07T14:09:21.852-08:002012-02-07T14:09:21.852-08:00From what I hear the orginal phone booth (and a wo...From what I hear the orginal phone booth (and a working phone) is coming back to O'Connor's.Danhttp://www.heresparkslope.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-55954411945874116262012-02-07T14:03:04.413-08:002012-02-07T14:03:04.413-08:00not to be a wet blanket, but those indoor booths a...not to be a wet blanket, but those indoor booths are not really that uncommon. off the top of my head i can think of at least a half-dozen i've seen in the last several months, at different kinds of places. <a href="http://payphonenews.com/news/2011/04/useless-phone-books-are-still-being-sent-to-phantom-payphones-and-phone-booths.html" rel="nofollow">some of them still get phone books delivered even when there is no phone in the booth</a>. i've used the NYPL booths. last time i did the phones were the semi-rare type that allowed for calls of unlimited duration for 50¢. one of the most amazing thing i've seen in 20+ years of living in NYC was a live set of those <a href="http://payphonenews.com/news/2010/10/rare-manhattan-phone-booths.html" rel="nofollow">old green phone booths that you see in 1970s-era movies set in New York</a>. i woulda thought those things landed at the junkyard decades ago.mthttp://sorabji.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-51108031470968784522012-02-07T13:51:46.436-08:002012-02-07T13:51:46.436-08:00What about McManus on Seventh Avenue. Is that boot...What about McManus on Seventh Avenue. Is that booth still there?BabyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751432569519540728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-63025930553980424692012-02-07T12:52:35.483-08:002012-02-07T12:52:35.483-08:00I know about them, yes. Don't know if they'...I know about them, yes. Don't know if they're still there, or working. With this post, I was specifically thinking about indoor phone booths, tho.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-27000697445974444522012-02-07T10:36:07.025-08:002012-02-07T10:36:07.025-08:00Surely you must know about these, not far from whe...Surely you must know about these, not far from where I live:<br /><br />http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=852Mitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-6099877054018812872012-02-07T09:31:12.281-08:002012-02-07T09:31:12.281-08:00I used to work for the NYPL at that research branc...I used to work for the NYPL at that research branch, and I see those phone booths are being used, still, as a "phone booth", i.e, where the employees make their calls in their mobile phones, and as a warming area by the security guards on cold winter days.esquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-52683963400999551452012-02-07T09:25:45.122-08:002012-02-07T09:25:45.122-08:00What about the four phone booths dotted along West...What about the four phone booths dotted along West End Avenue (between 66th and the upper 90s)? Are you saying they don't work anymore? Or have they been removed?James Campbell Taylorhttp://www.jamescampbelltaylor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-60864224782698428872012-02-07T05:50:52.503-08:002012-02-07T05:50:52.503-08:00The NYPL's pay phones were a crucial plot poin...The NYPL's pay phones were a crucial plot point in the movie The Day After Tomorrow.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04266094188872421777noreply@blogger.com