First time I went to Powell Library was just to see where Bradbury dumped all those dimes. Also discovered it is, In Fact, still a Really Rockin' place to work from.
Ray Bradbury used 98 dimes to write the first draft of "Fahrenheit 451" on a coin-operated typewriter
https://boingboing.net/2024/06/17/ray-bradbury-used-98-dimes-to-write-the-first-draft-of-fahrenheit-451-on-a-coin-operated-typewriter.html
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