http://visualingual.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/payphone-in-otr/ musings on urban visual culture, in Cincinnati and beyond Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://visualingual.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/payphone-in-otr/#comment-816 Cincinnati Is the Cincinnatiest « Visualingual Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:37:12 +0000 http://visualingual.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-816 [...] Cicadas. Who dey. 20 cent payphones. Cincinnati chili. East Side versus West Side. “Where did you go to high school?” [...] [...] Cicadas. Who dey. 20 cent payphones. Cincinnati chili. East Side versus West Side. “Where did you go to high school?” [...]

]]> http://visualingual.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/payphone-in-otr/#comment-16 Make Cincinnati Weird! » Blog Archive » 20-cent Payphones In Over-The-Rhine Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:29:18 +0000 http://visualingual.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-16 [...] Visualingual remarks: One of my favorite Over-the-Rhine anomalies — the 20 cent payphone! There are several of these north of Liberty St. [this one is on Elm]. There’s probably a mundane explanation, but all I can think is, when was this installed? I remember payphones costing a quarter back in the mid-80s. Now, if you can even find one, it’s usually 50 cents. But 20 cents?!? The mind wobbles… [...] [...] Visualingual remarks: One of my favorite Over-the-Rhine anomalies — the 20 cent payphone! There are several of these north of Liberty St. [this one is on Elm]. There’s probably a mundane explanation, but all I can think is, when was this installed? I remember payphones costing a quarter back in the mid-80s. Now, if you can even find one, it’s usually 50 cents. But 20 cents?!? The mind wobbles… [...]

]]> http://visualingual.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/payphone-in-otr/#comment-10 centerforrespitecare Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:33:25 +0000 http://visualingual.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-10 I barely ever even see payphones, much less cheap ones. Pretty cool! I wonder if it gets a lot of use. I barely ever even see payphones, much less cheap ones. Pretty cool! I wonder if it gets a lot of use.

]]> http://visualingual.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/payphone-in-otr/#comment-8 CityKin Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:48:57 +0000 http://visualingual.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-8 There once were many many Cincinnati Bell pay telephones on the sidewalks. As I recall, people began to complain because they felt that drug dealers were using them, and then they changed the phones to dial-out only, and they would no longer accept incoming calls. Then Cincinnati Bell removed all their pay phones... to be later replaced with these private company phones. How much time does 20 cents get you? There once were many many Cincinnati Bell pay telephones on the sidewalks. As I recall, people began to complain because they felt that drug dealers were using them, and then they changed the phones to dial-out only, and they would no longer accept incoming calls. Then Cincinnati Bell removed all their pay phones… to be later replaced with these private company phones. How much time does 20 cents get you?

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