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Ugly Mug Coffee Shop, Soquel, CA

A follower of the Payphone Project Facebook page shared this image of a fully functional payphone outside the Big Ugly coffee shop in Soquel, California. There was no mention as to whether the phone book folder actually contained a telephone directory but the phone itself had dial tone. Working payphones are still out there!

Payphone at the Ugly Mug Coffee Shop. Soquel, California
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