How many are left? [Travel day]

The payphone has been removed at this rest area (probably in Indiana). It begs the question: How many payphones are left in the U.S.? “According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, roughly 100,000 pay phones remain in the U.S. – down from 2 million in 1999.” This was a number reported
     » five years ago by NBC4i in Columbus, Ohio, and also
     » two years ago by washingtoninformer.com.
Apparently, approximately one-fifth of the remaining payphones are located in New York (state). More about payphones —
     » money.cnn.com and
     » Wikipedia — have fun!

Note. Yes, I realize this is tagged with “payphone” because the “subject” of the post is “payphone” … even though there is no payphone in the photo, as there are in all 365 posts tagged with ‘payphone’. ;)

Note. Skipping six days of posts, during which time I shot all of five frames. Some time ago I told myself I wasn’t going to be a slave to posting here every day and that means maintaining some standard. This day I am trying to follow through on that and not “fill” with lame shots (like jigsaw puzzles). I hope you find this post interesting rather than lame.

[ PXL_20220224_171329916S100x75Gstm :: cell phone ]

Looking back
  1 year ago: “Trees in winter”
 2 years ago: “The Heart of the Universe”
 3 years ago: No post
 4 years ago: “A one-frame day”
 5 years ago: “Photo behind the photo [again]”
 6 years ago: “If you’re going to *post* in B&W…”
 7 years ago: “The power of the tripod!”
 8 years ago: “Coontie”
 9 years ago: “Sure, shoot us in B&W…”
10 years ago: “Low-back rocker: ‘John D. Raab Chair Co.’”
11 years ago: “Fenton Art Glass”

[Mags]

Looking like a sci-fi flick... What will people do if the digital grid goes down? Your capture makes a big statement!

[PhotoCrazy]

I remember when that was the only option on the road!

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam We went to a presentation last fall about digital money and cryptocurrency. It led us to hide a stash of money at home. Here's a link that addresses the issue of how much cash to have on hand in case everything-electronic goes down:
https://lifehacker.com/here-s-how-much-emergency-cash-you-should-keep-at-home-1850048816

[Mags]

@rhoing Good article! Thanks!

[Jane Pittenger]

Great tones