The Mojave Phone Booth

[AudioShockwav]

Interesting read.

Mojave Phone Booth - 99% Invisible

Situated in the middle of the Mojave desert, over a dozen miles from the nearest pavement, a lone phone booth sat along a dirt road, just waiting to become an international sensation. Godfrey (“Doc”) Daniels read about this booth in a brief letter to a zine editor, which contained its phone...

99percentinvisible.org

73
Jeff

( yes the number still works option #9)

 

[unit_399]

Jeff -
Amazing post. A tribute to the old school telephone technology. Those phones would survive anything and still work. Of course, leave it to the government to spoil everything.

- J.J. 399

 

[secret squirrel]

I thought it was the landline number for Fine Tune CB Shop. My mistake

 

[AudioShockwav]

I just talked to a gentleman in England named William in conference room #9
He was reading the same article and called the number.....
Almost like working DX lol!

73
Jeff

 

[Smokinone]

And then are some younger folks wondering what a phone booth is

 

[Smokinone]

Now that I see where it's at, Cima, I was there in the late 70's, but never really noticed the phone booth...
My future wife and I and a 63 CJ