Walking back from Barnes and Noble yesterday, I saw this telco wiring termination box with its cover open at the corner of 7th Street and 7th Avenue. Was this enough capacity for the block between 7th and 6th Avenues? It looks pretty sparse–considering fewer homes have landlines now than in the past. It’s probably seen better days when it was chock full of wires serving the houses and apartments all along the block. Also, it’s got yellow warning labels shouting “Do Not Cross with Jumpers,” and there are a handful of marking tags on strings tied to wires with a lark’s head knot.
