Bunny and I had lunch at Rocky's Grill and Soda Shop [1], and while there, I noticed this little bit of history:
[Wow! A phone you can really dial! So that's where the term “dialing” came from!] [2]
The fact that the sign says “temporarily out of serice” implies they think it can be fixed at some point in the future. I sure hope they do—it would be cool to use just for the novelty of it.
[1] https://www.brevardnc.org/business-directory/5474/rockys-soda-shop/
![[2] /boston/2019/06/04/Payphone.jpg](/gemini.conman.org/boston/2019/06/04/Payphone.jpg){kind=link}