They are now museum pieces

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They are now museum pieces sent on June 28, 2017 (11:14) by Annamaria Pertosa. 49 comments, 2679 views.

at 28mm, 1/160 f/7.1, ISO 400, hand held. Milano, Italy.

Passeggiando a Milano in Corso di Porta Ticinese, non ho saputo resistere a questa vista...presto saranno rimosse come le altre, e allora! Ecco qualche cenno storico, sul telefono a pagamento e la comparsa dei mitici "gettoni" Nel 1889 William Gray sentendosi male, per chiamare un dottore (all'epoca i telefoni erano molto rari), andò presso una vicina fabbrica e cercare di telefonare. Dopo varie suppliche, riuscì ad ottenere l'uso del telefono e chiamò il medico. L'episodio però fece nascere nella sua testa, l'idea di un telefono a pagamento. Il primo fu in servizio presso una banca di Hartford in Connecticut, vennero poi installate cabine di servizio con “payphones”negli alberghi. Fu solo nel 1905 che la compagnia telefonica Bell decise di mettere cabine telefoniche nelle strade di Cincinnati, come quelle che vedevamo fino a poco tempo fa anche noi, ma la novità non venne subito recepita dalla popolazione, ancora restia a discutere affari privati in pubblico. Cosicché volente o nolente la storia del telefono a gettoni e delle cabine ci racconta anche la storia della lenta ma inesorabile perdita della privacy, della riservatezza della società moderna. In seguito la cabina telefonica s'è trasformata, s'è ristretta, s'è nascosta all'interno del telefono stesso, è diventata portatile, fino a scomparire agli inizi degli anni 2000. Le nuove generazioni non avranno mai quella sensazione che provavano i loro genitori quando dietro di loro si chiudevano le porte della cabina telefonica e in quel ambiente ovattato si vedeva fuori dai vetri (e poi dal plexiglass) il mondo che correva apparentemente silenzioso, c'era pure la possibilità di consultare l'elenco telefonico messo in apposite mensole e le Pagine Gialle. Si inseriva il gettone che valeva un certo numero di scatti telefonici e poi non si digitava il numero,non si scorrevano le dita sulla tastiera, il numero lo si componeva sulla tastiera tonda che girava facendo quell'indimenticabile rumore di mitraglietta e poi dopo il tu-tu, si sentiva la voce rispondere dall'altro capo del filo. Oggi sono i cellulari le nostre cabine telefoniche portatili, che usiamo ovunque, senza un minimo di educazione o privacy con gli auricolari pensando di essere ancora “intimi” come nell'”alcova” delle vecchie cabine e invece tutti ascoltano e tutti sanno. Il drinn-drinn del telefono è perso nell'armadio delle cose in disuso, oggi c'è la suoneria, oggi c'è la vibrazione. Si è vero, la tecnologia è utile, ci ha cambiato la vita nel bene o nel male, William Gray e poi Steve Jobbs c'hanno spinti nel futuro … ma quanta nostalgia! Critiche, commenti e consigli sempre super graditi. Grazie.

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Claudio Cozzani

sent on June 28, 2017 (11:19) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Are you ready for Annamaria? :-D
Fantastic, less practical than smsrtphones :-D but ... better times
Congratulations Annamaria, always beautiful your footage

Claudio c

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on June 28, 2017 (11:52) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Claudio, great and fast !!! Thank you for your appreciation for this snap-nostalgic and for yours, always welcome.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P

Vittorio.f

sent on June 28, 2017 (12:04) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful snap shot
Photographed is so beautiful to see

user119620

sent on June 28, 2017 (12:14) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

What a nostalgia Annamaria :-). It makes me wonder when you entered the bars for a coin, a glass of water, a coffee and a bath! :-P :-P :-P
Thanks for these reminders of a world that no longer exists!
A hug, Gaia

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on June 28, 2017 (12:16) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Vittorio76, I'm glad you enjoyed this shot. Thank you for your kind and hearty visit and attention.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P

Francescoc

sent on June 28, 2017 (12:18) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful story and always great BN! :-)

Claudio Sciarra

sent on June 28, 2017 (13:10) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I always feared the token, not all the progress came to harm, beautiful these dinosaurs.

Werner

sent on June 28, 2017 (13:38) | This comment has been translated

Really nice shot!

Massimo Schiavi

sent on June 28, 2017 (14:02) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great composition, Annamaria, for this shot of two "pieces of museum"!
Good also the tune!
Brava!
Hi and good evening!
Massimo :-)

Ilford

sent on June 28, 2017 (14:14) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful photo, we hope to take them all as soon as possible, as well as all the billboards at the edge of our streets. In an era where you buy almost everything on the net and if you need something to look for on Google Maps that also takes you, those billboards "pollute the beautiful country", I am synonymous with a people with their feet in the past than in the future ..: - /

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on June 28, 2017 (17:27) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Gaia, I share your own nostalgia.
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Francescoc
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Very happy that you enjoyed this photo, thank you very much, dear friends, for the good comments and presence.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P :-P

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on June 28, 2017 (19:12) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Claudio Sciarra
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Werner
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Thank you so much for the pleasure of this photo, for the presence and the attention to my shots.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P :-P

Francesco.Santullo

sent on June 28, 2017 (19:48) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hi Annamaria you said the right thing to find the cabins and almost unreal ;-)
Great representation of the past ;-)

user32529

sent on June 28, 2017 (21:19) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Good times...
Beautiful street ..
compliments
Hello Mimmo

user25351

sent on June 28, 2017 (21:42) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Times that were. Nice reminiscent. Nice color. Description of beautiful mold that brings to memories. A warm greeting
Mary

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on June 28, 2017 (21:53) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Claudio Sciarra
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Werner
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A thousand thanks, dear friends, for the gratifying comments, the welcome passage and the attention, always appreciated.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P :-P

Fiorenzo Sagoni

sent on June 28, 2017 (22:05) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

A split of the past time. At that time they were irreplaceable and they did not like anything. Hi Annamaria.

Rosamaria Bidoli

sent on June 28, 2017 (22:10) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Here is a world that no longer exists. It seems to have passed a lifetime and still here and we are a generation who has experienced great changes

Dario1960

sent on June 28, 2017 (22:10) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

They are rare items from collection, beautiful memories.
Hello, Annamaria

Savastano

sent on June 28, 2017 (22:20) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

... how many memories, in Rome in my Cinecittà area, the coin was called
"I'm rosy with the line in the middle" :-)
Thanks Annamaria, beautiful marvelous photo caption ;-)

PGS

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