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Today in 1935: The First Parking Meter Is Installed
The next time you're frantically rushing to plug your parking meter, you can curse Carl C. Magee. Because it was on this day in 1935 that Magee's parking meters made their world debut, much to the chagrin of future drivers everywhere.
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These days a nickel isn't even accepted by the machine.
Tell me about it. In Toronto if you insert a quarter, you get 1 minute and for a loonie ($1) you get 4 minutes. Its ridiculously pricey.