‘Call A Boomer’ phonebooth fosters cross-country, multi-generational connections

At first glance, baby boomers and payphones may seem like things of the past. But on Boston University’s campus, you can now interact with both.  Outside Pavement Coffeehouse, a plaque on a phonebox installed during the first week of March invites people to “call a boomer” as part of a social experiment.  When someone makes a call, a similar phone labeled “Call a Zoomer” located in a senior housing complex in Reno, Nevada rings, initiating a conversation spanning nearly 3,000 miles and multiple generations.