Washington State Dead or Gone Pay Phones

[Westrex]

More dead payphones.

Images 1 & 2 is a pay phone at a Mobil Gas Station (503 Boulevard Rd SE Olympia, Wash.), image 3 is a booth that's at a Shell gas station (2303 Pacific Ave SE Olympia, Wash., a block away from images 1 & 2), and image 4 is at a Safeway gas station (14449 124th Ave NE Kirkland, Wash.) with a Verizon-turned Wimactel enclosure.

[Westrex]

Another gone pay phone at 2212 Market St. in Ballard. This phone was in the background of a segment from the TV show Almost Live! that was broadcast in Seattle by KING-TV.

Phone Timestamp: 1:13

[Westrex]

Some more phones.

Photo 1: Behind the Kenmore Ready-Mix (Kenmore Pre-Mix) plant/Alaska General Seafoods building (Building: http://tinyurl.com/yckcv48z)
Photo 2: Somebody's front yard near the corner 61st & 30th (These phones not checked for dial tone to avoid trespassing on private property)
Photos 3 & 4: Same place near 61st & 30th (No Dial Tone)

[Kellogg Kitt]

Photo 2: Somebody's front yard near the corner 61st & 30th (These phones not checked for dial tone to avoid trespassing on private property)
Photos 3 & 4: Same place near 61st & 30th (No Dial Tone)

Am I the only one who thinks it is a bit strange to find 3 pay phones in a front yard and a full phone booth (rarely seen anywhere nowadays) on the street nearby?

They must be owned by a collector, but that does not explain the one that is on the public right-of-way.  Perhaps he installed it there just for fun to see what would happen, and because it looks "official," no nobody ever questioned it or complained.

Also, notice each one has different telephone company name.

[SUnset2]

Am I the only one who thinks it is a bit strange to find 3 pay phones in a front yard and a full phone booth (rarely seen anywhere nowadays) on the street nearby?

Yeah, I have only one phone booth in my yard :-)

[Westrex]

A few more on Admiral Way & in Bellingham:


Admiral Way 7-Eleven: http://tinyurl.com/2u32fh6n


The red K-6 booth is at Skylarks Cafe in Bellingham (1308 11th St) and doesn't have a phone in it (I could be wrong, but if it does, it's disconnected).

[Westrex]

Hey everyone,

The Western Electric pay phone attached to Kalaloch Lodge (click here) is gone, but the other two in booths click here) are still there but disconnected.

I found a Northern Telecom Centurion phone at the Forks Visitor Center & an Autelco (Automatic Electric) 3-slot on display at the neighboring Forks Timber Museum (see photos).

Along the way to Kalaloch campground I also passed numerous other phones that I've documented before in this post & this post.

[Westrex]

I went to Mt. Vernon yesterday, this phone booth is still there, although it's a bit janky and somebody has put red paint on the keypad (also kinda ironic that it's a Pacific Bell phone in a GTE booth). I also found another pay phone at River Rock Tobacco & Fuel (23704 13th Ave NE Arlington) while pulling in for gas (I've tried to contact Frontier Communications, about repair of this phone, but I haven't been able to successfully contact them yet). On the way back in Mt. Vernon, I found an old exchange probably from the Bell System era. Pictures attached.

Unfortunately, the GTE booth with a Pacific Bell branded phone at 205 W Kincaid St. in Mount Vernon has been removed.

However a GTE booth and AE 120 phone remain (with no Dial tone) at Mountain Loop General Store (32005 Mountain Loop Hwy, Granite Falls, WA). Another booth can be found on S. Lake Stevens Rd. here with a GTE 2200-style US WEST branded phone.

[Westrex]

Here are some enclosures and 1 dead pay phone.

Photo 1: Enclosure at Gordy's Pizza & Pasta: 1123 E 1st St, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Photos 2-5: Phone at 44th Market: 21210 44th Ave W # A, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
Photo 6: Enclosure (prior to removal) at a 76 Station: 20409 Aurora Ave, Edmonds WA

[Westrex]

Here are Google Maps locations for some of these pay phones and some other new dead phone locations(tinyurl form):

Seattle Center (near Armory): https://tinyurl.com/4yz9s54t
Seattle Center (near Exhibition Hall): https://tinyurl.com/bdf65v4z
Lucky 5 Mini Mart: https://tinyurl.com/388927zy
Bellevue Transit Center: https://tinyurl.com/ymv6kujx
Bellevue Transit Center: https://tinyurl.com/ycy7u8sj
Bellevue Transit Center: https://tinyurl.com/2n5vwt22
Route 522 76 Gasoline: https://tinyurl.com/bdh8ydrt
Bothell Way Chevron: https://tinyurl.com/2d9yab4j
Canyon Park Bartell Drugs: https://tinyurl.com/bdedyt96
Bothell Park & Ride: https://tinyurl.com/mtcka6cy
907 E Pike St.: https://tinyurl.com/3rbsb7za

The first photo I believe was taken 2 years ago, but this is at the 76 gas station on Rt. 522 in Bothell. Photos 2 & 3 are at 41st St. & Hoyt Ave. in Everett.

[Westrex]

Here's a surviving pay phone at Noah's Grocery. I didn't have time to stop to check for dial tone, so I'll have to check it later.

Phone: http://tinyurl.com/t5wb5w9n

These photos I believe are from last year and show the phone at Noah's Grocery that has no dial tone.

[Westrex]

Should also mention that a lot of the phones on the above list that are gone still have the enclosures left, such as the phone at the SR 522 76 gas station, Shoreline 145th St. Post Office, HT Oak Tree Market, and other phones.

And the phones at the Westwood Village QFC are now gone. Here's a look of where they were, and their numbers: https://www.payphone-project.com/working-payphones-found-in-seattle.html.

And the singular pay phone at the Kenmore Safeway gas station is now gone. It was next to the air pump.

If you see this pay phone on the way up to Paradise Lodge on Mt. Rainier next to a tiny old gas station, the phone is disconnected.

Here are pictures:

I found the address of this phone, it is located at/near 37817 WA-706 Ashford, WA down the street from the Wildberry Restaurant.

[Westrex]

If you see any of these pay phones, do not be deceived, they are either gone or dead.

Locations:                                                                            Status:

- Green Lake (Near Tennis Courts) --------------------------- Dead
- Holman Road Shell Gas Station ----------------------------- Dead
- Route 522 76 Gas Station ---------------------------------- Gone
- T-Mobile Park/Safeco Field -------------------------------- Both Gone
- Lucky 5 Mini Mart ----------------------------------------- Both Gone
- Space Needle ---------------------------------------------- Both Gone
- General Seattle Center phones ---------------------------- All Gone
- Pacific Science Center ------------------------------------ Gone
- Bellevue Transit Center ----------------------------------- All Gone
- Bellevue Transit Center Rider Services Bldg. ------------- All Gone
- HT Oak Tree Market/ Latina Real ------------------------- Gone
- Shoreline 145th St. Post Office --------------------------- Gone
- 76 Gas Station at 20409 Aurora Ave --------------------- Gone
- SEA-TAC Airport ------------------------------------------ All Gone
I'll post more locations & statuses when I find or remember any other dead phones.

Here's a look at the phones in the Space Needle. The attached photos show the 2 Qwest Millenniums that were in the top, while the embedded YouTube video shows a Bell System 3-slot unit in use in 1962.

[Westrex]

This Western Electric phone was operated by WiMacTel and is at the Chevron Station near North Samish Parkway and Consolidation Avenue in Bellingham, Washington. There is another booth next to this one, however it doesn't have a phone in it.


This phones address: 100 N Samish Way, Bellingham, WA 98225

This phones number: 360/647-0926

[Westrex]

Here are some more phones that either no longer exist or only have their enclosures left.

Photo 1: Camp Long - See this post: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=27545.msg274690#new

Photo 2: Catherine Court Apts. - 4528 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105