One of the doomed rest stops on Quebec Autoroute 20 between Quebec City and Montreal. Also the only remaining one with an indoor phone. Why the phone has such a large waste bin is unclear. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak Tri-X)

Another Ontario government ferry-related payphones. The first of two in the soon to be replaced Wolfe Island ferry terminal in Kingston. (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

The Adolphustown, Ontario dock of the Glenora ferry that crosses the Bay of Quinte. A crew member told me that the phone booth is slated for removal. Apparently local youth have been make prank 911 calls from it late at night. (Chamonix 45N1, Schneider 180mm f5.6 APO Symmar, Kodak TXP320)

Aboard the ferry between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island in the St. Lawrence River. (Leica SL Typ 601, 35mm f1.4 Summilux M)

The parking lot of the extremely popular (at least when I passed by) La Frite à Brigitte in Coteau du Lac, Quebec. The phone had a dial tone. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak Tri X)

This phone is trapped inside an abandoned Ontario Tourism Centre on Highway 401 West near the border with Quebec and the end of Autoroute 20. My efforts to clean the very dirty window weren't wholly effective. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak Tri X)

Southwest Detroit. Everything about it is a mystery. Particularly why and how the graffiti gets painted over on the exterior but not inside. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Light Yellow filter, Kodak TriX)

The only payphone I've found within the City of Detroit. But I've not given up. It has many obvious issues, starting with its wires being cut. Near the border with Canada, phone's now useless coin slot says "U.S. Coins Only". (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak TriX)

Deep in the heart of Quebec City's tourist zone, the Fairmont Château Frontenac looks down upon its kingdom. (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

Another of the phone booths and rest stops along the westbound lanes of Quebec Autoroute 20 between Montreal and Quebec City that are no longer with us. 2023. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak TriX)

Prime Minister Mark Carney vanishing into an SUV after meeting with Canada's premiers at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario on July 22. (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux)

The only gas station on the Ice Fields Pkwy at the Saskatchewan River Crossing Resort. It links Lk Louise, Alberta in Banff National Park with Jasper in the national park of the same name. 2023. Much of Jasper was burned by wildfire last year. (Chamonix57N1, 203mmf7.7 Kodak Ektar, Ektar100 +1 stop)

Early evening, South Portage Road, Lake of Bays, Ontario (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

The final phone in the collection of five payphones that can be found in the Jean Talon station of Montreal's Métro. It suffers the indignity of being next to a new device that makes it even more obsolete. (Leica M Monochrom, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux ASPH)

This pair, with an aging transit map for handyl reference, are in the Jean Talon station of Montreal's Métro (Leica M Monochrom, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux ASPH)

From 2023: a rest area along Autoroute 20 between Montreal and Quebec City with two payphones, so no waiting. It was largely demolished when I last saw it in June. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak Tri X)

Independent Grocer, Belleville, Ontario. The store was closing at the time so this was shot during a brief interlude when the sliding door opened. (Leica M Monochrom, 50 mm f2.8 Summicron M "bear claw")

Two of the five payphones dotted around the Jean Talon Métro station in Montreal. I have no idea if the mirrors replaced glass that once looked into display cases. (Leica M Monochrom, the first version, 50mm f1.2 Noctilux M ASPH)

Triplets, now removed, in a small terminal at Montreal's Trudeau airport that's way out in the runways and reached by an aged moving walkway that seems to be under repair more often than not. The terminal is for propeller planes. (Mamiya 7ii, 50mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

There were remains of a Toronto White Pages phone book in that case. But the covers and opening pages vanished long ago so it's anyone's guess when they date from. The last Toronto white pages was produced 15 to 17 years ago. Brookfield Place. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak TriX)

Montreal Trudeau Airport in 2023. Its once impressive collection of payphone was carted away at some point during the following year. (Makina 67, 80mm f2.8 Nikkor, Kodak TriX)

Another pair of phones in the Guy Favreau federal government office complex in downtown Montreal. The recycling and trash bin asks the eternal question: "Why is recycling so confusing?" (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

Early morning fog off of Lake of Bays in Ontario's Muskoka region mixing with wildfire smoke shortly after sunrise. Spot the tiny sun in the sky. (Chamonix 57N1, 300mm f9 Nikkor M, Kodak Portra 160)

A lonely phone in the lowest level of Montreal's Jean Talon market. Unlike many phones in Montreal, it's in pristine condition. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

Ogdensburg, NY, just across the St. Lawrence River from Eastern Ontario. The large number of wires sticking out from the kiosk suggest that the phone was stolen rather than officially removed. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Orange filter, Kodak TriX)

Angelo's Truck Stop on the remaining stub of Ontario Hwy 16 just north of the St. Lawrence River. I shot this in June 2023. The phone booth is now gone. The R is still missing. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak Tri X, orange filter)

Triplets in shopping mall under the Guy Favreau Complex, a federal government office building in downtown Montreal. Like many such relics of the 70s and 80s, it has more empty than occupied shops despite relatively recent renovations. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

Along Ontario Highway 417 which, with one other exception, is a payphone wasteland between Ottawa and the Quebec border. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

A brief break from payphones. Storm clouds, early morning fog and wildfire smoke mix together at Lake of Bays, Ontario. PANO, you may need to click to open. (Fuji GX 617, 105mm f8 Fujinon, Kodak Portra 800)

An unusual, extra slim Bell Canada payphone booth in Montreal which has lost its phone. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5. Fuji 400H B&W conversion).

The Palais des congrès in Montreal offers ample numbers of payphones for its conventioneers. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan hasn historic payphones on exhibit (coming later). But it appears to have reduced the size of its still operable ones. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

Lake of Bays in Ontario's Muskoka district during an exceptional electrical storm last Thursday. (Leica SL Typ 601, 280mm f2.8 APO Telyt)

The exit of a drug store at a large medical center in Windsor, Ontario (Leica M Monochrom, 24mm f2.8 Elmarit M ASPH)

This phone, which is likely not long for this world, hangs in the entrance of the former Hudson's Bay Company store in the Bayshore shopping mall in Ottawa. The store apparently had little success with mannequins during the going out of business sale. (Leica M Monochrom, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH)

More from the fringes of Kamloops, British Columbia. (Mamiya 7ii, 50mm f4.5, Kodak Tri X)

Service center on Ontario Highway 400 north of Toronto. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Fuji Acros 100)

The Chateau Frontenac's Dufferin Terrace ice cream shop, Quebec City (Leica M5, 35mm f1.4 Summilux, Kodak Tri X)

Another payphone cluster in Quebec City's bus terminal. (Leica M5, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH, Kodak TriX)

This solitary kiosk sits in the no-man's-land between Via Rail's Gare du Palais station and Quebec City's bus terminal. (Leica M5, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH, Kodak TriX)

This decorative phone kiosk arrangement can be found in Quebec City's bus terminal. Note now it is conveniently near an always disappointing claw machine. (Leica M5, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH, Kodak TriX)

Quebec City on the edge of the upper town last month. (Leica M5, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH, Kodak TriX)

Via Rail's Gare du Palais in Quebec City. The hall leads to washrooms and the coat check is for a restaurant to the left of the frame. (Leica M5, 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH, Kodak TriX)

London, Ontario. One of those wide, suburban streets lined by car dealerships. The phone had a dial tone. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak TriX)

A service center on Ontario Highway 400 (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Fuji Acros 100)

A holdout payphone at the side entrance to the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Quebec City. It is no relation to the much older, landmark hotel in downtown Ottawa with the same name. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak Tri X)

Kamloops, British Columbia. No payphone in the vicinity. (Mamiya 7ii, 50mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)

My dear friend and colleague Sam Abt, who set the standard for writing about cycling, died this morning in Paris. He had a love-hate relationship with France. But was he was almost always acerbic, if in a humorous way, about French cycling. An example (gift article): www.nytimes.com/1997/10/07/s...

The final rest stop before Quebec City for travelers coming from Montreal on Autoroute 20. No, I have no idea why one kiosk is taller than the other. (Hasselblad SWC, Zeiss 38mm f4.5 Biogon, Kodak TriX)

Despite appearances, this phone outside of the Desjardins Complex in Montreal still had a dial tone. A concert was going on a block north so I had a long wait for a moment without pedestrians near the phone. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, B&W conversion from Fuji 400H)