Camperdown, University of Sydney, telephone boxes
These telephone boxes are located outside the Pharmacy Building, on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. The pay phone has been slowly disappearing from suburban areas so don't know how long they'll last here. The original style of these boxes would have featured glass panels all around and glass doors. To avoid vandalism, the doors have been removed and they have been modified to feature tough metal mesh on the lower panels.
A bit of color! Arianna
ReplyDeleteSome of the same measures have been put into place with pay phone booths here. They're becoming an endangered species, it seems.
ReplyDeletePublic phone boxes were an important part of our social life back then. I loved the one near my parents' home :)
ReplyDeleteYes, pay phones are disappearing here too.
ReplyDeleteJim, I hardly ever see a phone booth in the State anymore....and as for phone books, many more people no longer list their phone numbers anyway. Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteI suppose most people have a mobile phone now. Good reflections. Have a great weekend
ReplyDeleteWhich is making pay phones obsolete. There has been talk recently of converting some of these in the city areas to wi-fi hot spots.
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ReplyDeleteI can't remember the last time I saw a phone booth. I can certainly understand the modifications, too. (which is sad that they're necessary)
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting view of my old world. I am amazed that these telephone boxes are not in poorer condition.
ReplyDeleteI think they're in good nick because they are located on the university campus. Would have been a different story out on the mean streets of the inner city.
DeleteAre telephone boxes vanishing in your part of the world as they are in the U.S.?
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