953 nut 67,311 #1 Posted 1 hour ago July 16, 1935, The world’s first parking meter, known as Park-O-Meter No. 1, is installed on the southeast corner of what was then First Street and Robinson Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The parking meter was the brainchild of a man named Carl C. Magee, who moved to Oklahoma City from New Mexico in 1927. Magee had a colorful past: As a reporter for an Albuquerque newspaper, he had played a pivotal role in uncovering the so-called Teapot Dome Scandal (named for the Teapot Dome oil field in Wyoming), in which Albert B. Fall, then-secretary of the interior, was convicted of renting government lands to oil companies in return for personal loans and gifts. He also wrote a series of articles exposing corruption in the New Mexico court system, and was tried and acquitted of manslaughter after he shot at one of the judges targeted in the series during an altercation at a Las Vegas hotel. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 32,077 #2 Posted 24 minutes ago 50 minutes ago, 953 nut said: July 16, 1935, The world’s first parking meter, known as Park-O-Meter No. 1, is installed on the southeast corner of what was then First Street and Robinson Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Later that day, the first attempt to jump over said parking meter took place. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,424 #3 Posted 4 minutes ago He may not wish to repeat that again!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
