{"id":34327,"date":"2020-04-11T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T20:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=34327"},"modified":"2020-04-11T16:03:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T20:03:33","slug":"only-two-bits-at-broad-lombard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2020\/04\/11\/only-two-bits-at-broad-lombard\/","title":{"rendered":"Only Two Bits at Broad & Lombard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I found another pay phone in Philadelphia, and a call on this one will only set you back 25\u00a2! Of course, the disinfectant used to kill whatever transferred from the receiver to your ear may cost considerably more.<\/p>\n

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This coin operated phone is at the corner of Broad and Lombard. I’ve probably passed it 10,000 times, but I only noticed it today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I found another pay phone in Philadelphia, and a call on this one will only set you back 25\u00a2! Of course, the disinfectant used to kill whatever transferred from the receiver to your ear may cost considerably more. 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