Dating in Denver now comes with a dial tone. Inside Empire Collective at 2936 Larimer Street, the Soulmate Booth combines a vintage telephone booth, a camera and AI matchmaking. For $10, you can answer a few questions and potentially leave with a photo strip of someone the system thinks you should meet.
Creator Danny Newman built the booth after spotting a similar idea in New York. His Denver version uses a phone conversation to learn about participants, with the broader goal of encouraging people to get out, have fun and make connections beyond their screens. It’s an unusual addition to the neighborhood’s vintage-shopping scene—and a pretty memorable reason to stop inside.
Here’s how it works: You register, pay and pick up the handset for a roughly three- to four-minute conversation with an AI voice. While you answer questions, the booth snaps your photos. If it finds a compatible person among previous visitors, it prints two strips: one of you and one of your potential match. If nobody matches yet, you still leave with your photos, and the system can text you when someone comes along later.
There is a catch: you get your match’s first name and photos, not their phone number or a scheduled date. Figuring out how to connect is part of the experience. Newman hopes people will use social media to help those introductions happen. Think of it as a playful conversation starter, with no guarantee that the person on the other photo strip will become your next relationship.
The Soulmate Booth is for adults 18 and older. Listed hours are Tuesday–Thursday and Sunday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., and Friday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. It’s closed Mondays. Ready to see who prints out? Check it out at soulmatebooth.com.
