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A Nokia 6280 mobile phone (A1-edition), an UMTS cell-phone (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In the summer of 2008, at night in a mostly safe residential area of Portland, I was raped by a drunk man who seems to have just wandered out of a nearby tavern.  He stole my cell phone and fled after the incident.  There was a phone booth across the street at an intersection.  The phone was unfortunately vandalized and missing a handset.  (And as of this writing, this phone booth formerly operated by Qwest/FSH Communications no longer is in existence.)

In cases of emergencies and reporting crimes time is of essence and not everyone has a ready access to a mobile phone.  Not so many years ago Portland had at least three to five payphones within a short walk of anywhere along a major street or business area.

New bicycle repair station in Woodlawn

The newly renovated neighborhood square on the Northeast Holman greenway now features public bicycle repair tools and a Park Tools floor pump.  Tools include allen keys, screwdrivers, two tire levers, and a wrench.

Portland loses another 25-cent payphone

It is with great sadness to announce that one of two remaining 25-cent payphones in Portland, the one at the corner of NE 16th Avenue and Broadway, has been removed this past week.

The only one now remains is at the Belmont34 Market, at the corner of SE Belmont Street and 34th Avenue.

This follows the steady decrease in 25-cents payphones (and payphones in general) in Portland.

Some of the other 25-cent payphones removed in recent years:

• Pacific Pride, SE Alder & SE 7th
• SE 12th Ave & SE Belmont
• Metro Foot Clinic, NE 28th & NE Broadway
• SE Hawthorne Blvd & SE Ladd Ave