Toronto public spaces project Info Arch with David Gelb Fall 2008

1. Phone Booths
• public space
• culture
• technology
• worth saving
Thesis Points

2. Definition of Culture

3. Current Condition

4. Current Condition
Photo credit: (left) Flickr user Gabi~

5. Fees and Features

6. History
Photo credit: Bell Telephone System, http://www.phonebooth.org

7. Purpose

8. Purpose
Photo credit: (left) Flickr user christopher steven b.

9. Why the Decline?

10. Why the Decline?
Photo credit: Seth Murray

11. Why the Decline?

12. Why the Decline?
Photo credit: (top) Bell Telephone System, (bottom) Screenshot from http://www.yelp.com/topic/san-francisco-phone-booth

13. Why we need them

14. Why we need them

15. Why we need them
Photo credit: Joe Munroe/Ohio Historical Society Collections

16. Why we need them
Photo credit: Ian McGonnigal

17. Solutions
Photo credit: Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino

18. Solutions
Photo credit: (left) Nick Rodrigues’ Portable Cellphone Booth, (top right) Cell Atlantic Cellbooth, (bottom right) Salemi Industries’ Cell Zone

19. Solutions
Photo credit: Public domain photo; uploaded on Wikipedia by user Waldir

20. Solution
Photo credit: Screenshot from http://www.payphonewarriors.com/