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The first parking meter
July 16, 1935
Park Avenue, Oklahoma City
A newspaperman frustrated by all-day parkers had Oklahoma State engineering students build the Park-O-Meter. Drivers sued, clergy called it taxing a public street, and within five years American cities had installed a hundred thousand of them.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: documented spot
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