The booth was set up in the 1960s for the miners who worked nearby. In 1997, a certain Deuce found out about the booth and began to call there until he was answered. Every morning when Deuce shaved, he saw a sticker on the mirror on which he wrote to himself: “Did you remember to call the phone booth in the middle of the Mojave today?”. He did this for a whole month, until someone named Lauryn answered the phone. After he shared this experience on his website, the Mojave booth quickly gained popularity. Fans of the booth called the phone, hoping that someone would answer, and also left messages on it, which eventually covered the booth with graffiti.
One case involving the booth was documented by a reporter who documented and confirmed the story of 51-year-old Rick Carr. Rick claimed that, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, he lived near a phone booth "in the middle of nowhere" for 32 days, answering more than 500 calls in that time, including several from "Sergeant Zeno of the Pentagon." After that, the booth, standing at the crossroads of dirt roads in the middle of the desert, became a place of pilgrimage for people eager to communicate. They even began to hold rallies here. Calls to the booth itself did not stop, as people were attracted by the opportunity to call "nowhere" and get an answer from a random person.
The booth was dismantled on May 17, 2000 by Pacific Bell at the request of the US National Park Service, which owns the Mojave Reserve. The official reason was an undesirable environmental effect from a large number of visitors. A plaque was erected by fans, which was also removed by the National Park Service. The reason for the demolition of the memorial plaque and its fate are still unknown.