History
Pay toilets are common in Europe. Paris, in particular, makes heavy use of them; the streets of the city are forested with self-cleaning coin operated booths (landmarks like Basilique du Sacré-Cœur generally have several). Riders on the Metro may encounter coin-op toilets in the underground stations; and even non-mechanized toilets occasionally have attendants who accept tips. Some service stations offer a coupon equal in value to the amount paid for use of a toilet, redeemable for other goods at that station or others in the same chain.
The first pay toilet in the United States was installed in 1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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