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History of Metro Vancouver: Parking Meters, 1946

City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, CVA 586-4816. Photo Colt- man, Don Steffens Colmer. 1946 Parking Meters Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­got its first parking meters in 1946. The fee was a nickel an hour and Police we're responsible for checking the meters.

 City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, CVA 586-4816. Photo Colt- man, Don Steffens Colmer.City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, CVA 586-4816. Photo Colt- man, Don Steffens Colmer.

1946

Parking Meters

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­got its first parking meters in 1946. The fee was a nickel an hour and Police we're responsible for checking the meters. This duty was transferred to a civilian force in 1976 for more active reenforcement. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­parking has not been the same since.

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