The World's First Parking Meter
If you ’ve ever lose an argument with a meter maid or gotten a slate 30 seconds after the timer expired , organize your anger toward Carl C. Magee . As a member of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce dealings committee in the thirties , the newspaper editor wasaskedfor ideas on meliorate the parking trouble business district . With the ever - increasing popularity of the automobile , business district business owners werefindingthat employee took up all of the parking place , not will any for paying customers ....