Hatib Joof sees elementary school students lined up at a pay phone outside of his restaurant in Takoma Park, Md., in suburban Washington, several times a week.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
This pay phone is free, but you can’t make a call. It only plays birdsongs.
‘The phone attracts a lot of attention,’ said Hatib Joof, who owns a restaurant next to the Bird Calls Phone in Takoma Park, Md.
By Cathy Free
January 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EST