Gas Pump

Historical marker location:

2717 W 3rd St, Elk City, Oklahoma

( Marker is on West 3rd Street (Business Interstate 40) west of North Pioneer Road, on the right when traveling west.)

The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma City on July 16, 1935. The parking meter was invented by Carl C. Magee, a journalist and entrepreneur, who wanted to solve the problem of cars taking up too much space on the city's streets.