world payphones

[thomasjfletcher]

I recently put this site together-- http://www.worldpayphones.com/ to make pictures of the world's payphones. If anybody could contribute I'd be grateful.
cheers
tom

http://www.worldpayphones.com/europe/wpe45.gif

Bulgaria

http://www.worldpayphones.com/europe/wpe41.gif

Romania

http://www.worldpayphones.com/oceania/oz.jpg

Australia

http://www.worldpayphones.com/asia/wpe37.gif

India

[thomasjfletcher]

here's a couple more-
the email address is t.fletcher@ramsa.com
And thanks a zillion for those pics from Newcastle. Very cool indeed......

http://www.worldpayphones.com/europe/uk-D.jpg

new Newcastle combi internet phoneboxes

http://www.worldpayphones.com/europe/greece1.jpg

Overlooking the island of Nea Kameni- perhaps the world's most scenic payphone

http://www.worldpayphones.com/asia/jpn-P.jpg

Japanese phonebox

http://www.worldpayphones.com/asia/Armenia-phone_2.jpg

Armenian payphone

[Kris]

http://www.rion.nu/v5/archive/000515.php

[thomasjfletcher]

very nice pics Christian- thanks for showing them to me. The variety of phone types is low in the U.S., but the many ways they work their ways into the urban fabric are incredible.

http://www.worldpayphones.com/northamerica/us-ny-blackout.jpg
New York blackout '03

http://www.worldpayphones.com/northamerica/us-PG001258.jpg
Bell South

http://www.worldpayphones.com/northamerica/US-woodstock99-Payphone1.jpg
Woodstock 1999

http://www.worldpayphones.com/northamerica/us-phone_booth_and_legs.jpg
Detroit airport

[thomasjfletcher]

you guys have been very cool with the things you've sent me- thanks a bunch!!
some more pics-
http://www.worldpayphones.com/europe/ger-berlin-davyburns-3.jpg
Berlin, by Davy Burns on a recent rainy day

http://www.worldpayphones.com/southamerica/peru3d.jpg

a payphone in Peru (it did have dial tone and you could use phone cards to call) on a Floating island - Islas Floatilles (made of reeds) where Uros people live in the middle of the same lake. Sent by Dennis Sagiev. Picture taken by Leo Khanin

http://www.worldpayphones.com/oceania/oz-114.jpg
http://www.worldpayphones.com/oceania/oz-1142.jpg
Drysdale station in outback Australia even had a payphone. Even if it was tucked away in a refrigerator. David Bunyard

thanks again- keep 'em coming!
cheers
tom

[ablarc]

Portmeirion, Wales:

http://66.230.220.70/images/post/phonebooths/80.jpg

http://66.230.220.70/images/post/phonebooths/81.jpg

[Jasonik]

http://www.aeic.alaska.edu/Input/affiliated/doerte/personal/events/pictures/phone_big.jpg (http://www.aeic.alaska.edu/Input/affiliated/doerte/personal/events/iceart.html)
Alaskan Ice Art Payphone

[thomasjfletcher]

meanwhile, in Africa....

http://www.worldpayphones.com/africa/wpe1.jpg

Payphone on Lake Victoria in Uganda using GSM Technology and Solar Power. Photo sent in by Craig Wheeler, Remkor Technologies South Africa

http://www.worldpayphones.com/africa/wpe8.jpg

http://www.worldpayphones.com/africa/wpe1C.gif

http://www.worldpayphones.com/africa/wpe12.gif
Morocco

http://www.worldpayphones.com/africa/Ethiopia-phone.jpg
Ethipoia