Payphones Past

San Diego: Sun sets on beach pay phones

The Union-Tribune‘s Michael Stetz writes:

“Mark Thomas, who started The Payphone Project, digs pay phones. Thomas used to call them out of the blue and play a tape of one of his piano performances over the line to whomever answered. He liked the odd connection between perfect strangers. Today, most pay phones won’t take incoming calls, though.”

Read more at SignOnSanDiego.com

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