photobooth project

photobooth project

For the past 20+ years I have been documenting parts of my life in vintage photochemical photobooths. While I already have a sizable collection of images of myself, but I want to expand this project to include friends and strangers around the country and, hopefully, throughout the world. I am asking everyone reading this for help in this endeavor. Below is a list of known “dip and dunk” photobooths still in operation (as of November 2023, some may be closed or have limited hours) in the US, including some locations outside of my country. I’d appreciate it if you would visit one of the machines, pose however you want, make a strip for me, and mail me your creation so I can include you in this project. Your strip would remain in my collection, OR I can scan it and ship it right back to you. If you would like to retain your image and send me a scan, please send me an email to the address below and I can send you all the parameters of how I would like it scanned.

Please send me an email at photoboothproj@gmail.com for more information and my mailing address. The list below is most likely nowhere near complete; please check www.photobooth.net for more locations and updates.

This project is ONLY for photochemical photobooths. Photos from digital booths will not be used.


Massachusetts
Joe’s Playland II
12 Broadway
Salisbury Beach, MA 01952
978-465-8311
Open daily at 10am – weather permitting/seasonal hours

Photobooth Northampton
Thornes Marketplace
150 Main Street
2nd Floor
Northampton, MA 01060

Rhode Island
Spring Lake Arcade
46 Pine Crest Lane
Harrisville, RI 02830
401-568-8288
HAS BEEN DOWN FOR 3 YEARS NOW, LOOKING TO REPAIR

New York
Union Pool
484 Union Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 609-0484

Otto's Shrunken Head  
538 E 14th Street
New York, NY 10009
(212) 228-2240

Carello's Carousel Arcade
118 Park Ave.
Sylvan Beach, NY 13157
315-762-4361
Open 12 noon-8PM (seasonal)

Birdy's
1215 Myrtle Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(347) 365-2677

Bootleg Bar
1438 Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237
(347) 715-6307

Twins Lounge
732 Manhattan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11222

TV Eye
16-47 Weirfield Street
Brooklyn, NY 11385

Golden Years
221 N. 4th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 570-3600

California
Musée Mécanique
Pier 45, Fishermans Wharf
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 346-2000

ALEX’S BAR
2913 E. Anaheim St.
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 434-8292

Bootleg Theater
2220 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 389-3856

Blind Donkey
149 Linden Ave
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 247-1511

4100 Bar
1087 Manzanita Street
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(213) 784-6595

Mohawk Bend
2141 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 483-2337

Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles
929 S Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 623-3233

Cha Cha Lounge
2375 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(323) 660-7595

Photoworks SF
2279 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 626-6800

The Hawk
468 W Anaheim Street
Long Beach, CA 90813
(562) 337-8373

Verdugo Bar
3408 Verdugo Road
Los Angeles, CA 90065
(323) 257-3408

Vidiots
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 474-6249

Las Vegas
Sure Thing Chapel
110 Fremont Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 758-3133 (a bit more private)

Cornish Pasty Company
10 E. Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89104
(702) 862-4538

Velveteen Rabbit
1218 S. Main Street
Las Vegas NV 89104
(702) 685-9645

Colorado
Mutiny Info Café
2 S. Broadway
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 778-7579

Sputnik
3 S Broadway
Denver, CO 80209
(720) 570-4503

Alabama
Mom’s Bar
4411 3rd Ave. South
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 774-6667

Saturn
200 41st St S
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 703-9546

Sidewalk Cinema
1821 2nd Ave N
Birmingham, AL 35203
(205) 324-0888

Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment
2211 Seminole Dr SW
Huntsville, AL 35805
(256) 533-0399

Pennsylvania
North Bowl
909 N 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 238-2695

El Vez Restaurant
121 S 13th St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 928-9800

Concourse
1635, Back Entrance, Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(267) 534-4128

Craft Hall
901 N Delaware Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(267) 297-2072

Idaho
The Record Exchange
1105 W Idaho St.
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 344-8010

Woodland Empire Brewery
1114 W Front St.
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 426-0510

Florida
Will’s Pub
1042 N Mills Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803

El Vez Fort Lauderdale
401 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
(954) 414-8336

Illinois
Rainbo Club
1150 N Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 489-5999

Weegee’s Lounge
3659 W Armitage Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
(312) 278-3248

Quimby’s Bookstore
1854 W. North Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
773-342-0910

The Village Tap
2055 W Roscoe St.
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 883-0817

Holiday Club
4000 N Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 348-9600

Skylark
2149 S Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 624-8583

Smartbar
3730 N Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 549-4140

Arizona
Barnone AZ - A Craftsman Community
3000 E Ray Road
Gilbert, AZ 85296

Joe's Real BBQ
301 N Gilbert Road
Gilbert, AZ 85234
(480) 503-3805

Gracie's Tax Bar
711 N 7th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 366-0111

Others in the US (undoubtedly there are others)
Blue Sky Gallery
122 NW 8th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 225-0210

Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
826 NW 49th Street
Seattle, WA 98107
(773) 998-1464

The Blue Room Bar at Third Man Records
623 7th Ave S.
Nashville, TN 37203

Club 185
185 E Livingston Ave
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 228-3904

JiLLy’s Arcade
1168 Boardwalk
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 385-1234

New York Deli
2920 W Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23221
(804) 358-3354

Hotel Clermont
789 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
(470) 485-0485

Plaza Theatre
1049 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
(470) 410-1939

Snug Harbor
1228 Gordon Street
Charlotte, NC 28205

Nomad
Fort Andross
14 Maine Street
Brunswick, ME 04001

Canada
Antique Emporium
77 Princess St
Kingston, ON
K7L 1A6

The American
926 Main Street
Vancouver, BC
V6A 2W1
+1 778-945-6751

United Kingdom
93 Feet East (Brick Lane)
150 Brick Ln, Shoreditch,
London E1 6QL

HoXton hotel (Shoreditch)
81 Great Eastern St, London, EC2A 3HU

Mercato Metropolitano (Elephant and castle)
42 Newington Causeway
London SE1 6DR

The Cinema at Selfridges
40 Duke Street
London, UK W1U 1AT

Omeara (near Borough Market / London Bridge)
6 O'Meara St
London SE1 1TE

The Karaoke Hole (Dalston)
95 Kingsland high st,
London E8 2PD

Ace Hotel (Shoreditch)
100 Shoreditch high st, London E1 6JQ
Open 24/7

NT's loft bar
207, 1 WESTGATE ST
LONDON FIELDS
E8 3RL

THE HALL ESSEX
601 The Quay Lakeside Shopping Centre
Grays RM20 2AD

Beyond Retro
23 Gloucester Road
Brighton BN1 4AD

Fred Aldous Ltd
37 Lever Street
Manchester M1 1LW

France
Pavillon Puebla
Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Avenue Darcel
Paris, FRA 75019

La Samaritaine
9 R. de la Monnaie
Paris, FRA 75001

Bonton II
5 Bd des Filles du Calvaire
Paris, FRA 75003

Montmartre
53 rue des Trois Frères
Paris, FRA 75018

Palais de Tokyo III
Palais de Tokyo
Paris, FRA

Le 104
5, rue Curial
Paris, FRA 75017

Italy
The Student Hotel
Viale Spartaco Lavagnini
70 – 72
Florence, ITA 50129

Via del Proconsolo
Via del Proconsolo 19r
Florence, ITA 50122

Via dell'Agnolo
Via Giuseppe Verdi
Florence, ITA 50122

Via Santa Monaca
via Santa Monaca 1R
Florence, ITA 50124

Largo Fratelli Alinari
Largo Fratelli Alinari 30
Florence, ITA 50123

Czech Republic
Fotoautomat Prague
Národní 1393,
110 00 Nové Město, Czechia

Austria
Fotoautomat Wien Kunsthalle Wien
MQ Kunsthalle
Museumsplatz 1
1070 Wien, Austria

Switzerland
Musée de l'Elysée
Pl. de la Gare 17, 1003
Lausanne, Switzerland
+41 21 318 44 00

Australia
The Curtin
29 Lygon Street
Carlton VIC 3053
+61 3 9663 6350