Mayor Roger Lapham - Revision history

Ccarlsson at 07:38, 5 September 2021

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Ccarlsson: fixed video and added new one

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	'''Mayor Lapham tests San Francisco's first parking meter, 1947.'''		'''Mayor Lapham tests San Francisco's first parking meter, 1947.'''

			<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/casfmta_000011" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

			'''Mayor Lapham makes his pitch for voters to pass Proposition 1 during WWII, to allow the City to buy out the privately owned Market Street Railway. It passed.'''

			''Video: SFMTA Archives at archive.org

	[[Image:Lapham tries on tie by Bufano 1945 AAC-9173.jpg]]		[[Image:Lapham tries on tie by Bufano 1945 AAC-9173.jpg]]
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	Lapham infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming in a post-war press conference about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. Here's the video:		Lapham infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming in a post-war press conference about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. Here's the video:

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>"I was there..."</font></font> </font>'''

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	'''Mayor Roger Lapham addresses San Francisco State College students in City Hall rotunda, 1947.''' ''Photos: San Francisco History ~~Room~~, SF Public Library''		'''Mayor Roger Lapham addresses San Francisco State College students in City Hall rotunda, 1947.'''<br> ''Photos: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

	[[Image:Lapham testing first parking meter 1947 AAD-3240.jpg]]		[[Image:Lapham testing first parking meter 1947 AAD-3240.jpg]]
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	'''Artist Benny Bufano gives Mayor Lapham a custom tie, 1945.'''		'''Artist Benny Bufano gives Mayor Lapham a custom tie, 1945.'''

	~~Lapahm~~ infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming in a post-war press conference about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. Here's the video:		Lapham infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming in a post-war press conference about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. Here's the video:

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Ccarlsson: embedded video

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embedded video

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	'''Artist Benny Bufano gives Mayor Lapham a custom tie, 1945.'''		'''Artist Benny Bufano gives Mayor Lapham a custom tie, 1945.'''

	Lapahm infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming in a post-war press conference about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. ~~See~~ the ~~clip [http~~:~~//www.~~archive~~.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=shaping_sf&collectionid=~~ssfTomF_1 ~~here].~~		Lapahm infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming in a post-war press conference about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. Here's the video:

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	'''Mayor Roger Lapham addresses San Francisco State College students in City Hall rotunda, 1947.'''		'''Mayor Roger Lapham addresses San Francisco State College students in City Hall rotunda, 1947.''' ''Photos: San Francisco History Room, SF Public Library''

	[[Image:Lapham testing first parking meter 1947 AAD-3240.jpg]]		[[Image:Lapham testing first parking meter 1947 AAD-3240.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: new page inserted into Power and Money

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	~~'''== Mayor~~ Roger ~~Lapham =='''~~		[[Image:Roger LaphamAAC-2537.jpg]]

	January 8, 1944 January 8, 1948 Remembered for his ardent efforts to bring the United Nations founding conference to San Francisco. This post-war mayor has been condemned to annals of obscurity. In 1945, Mayor Lapham was faced with a difficult situation when wartime workers began settling down in the city. The spike in the city's population took a toll on the health, education and safety of the city at large, as many city services were over-burdened. Neighborhoods were rapidly declining in standard of living, and downtown traffic was becoming snarled. In 1945, Mayor Lapham appointed a Citizens' Postwar Planning Commission to address issues of overcrowding. The commission recommended new changes in the infrastructure which prepared the city for its modern development. He infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. See the clip [http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=shaping_sf&collectionid=ssfTomF_1 here].		'''Mayor Roger Lapham, January 8, 1944--January 8, 1948 '''

	[[~~Filthy Bum Turns Filthy Rich~~: ~~James Lick~~ \| Prev. Document]] [[~~Emperor Norton~~ \| Next Document]]		Remembered for his ardent efforts to bring the United Nations founding conference to San Francisco. This post-war mayor has been condemned to annals of obscurity. In 1945, Mayor Lapham was faced with a difficult situation when wartime workers began settling down in the city. The spike in the city's population took a toll on the health, education and safety of the city at large, as many city services were over-burdened. Neighborhoods were rapidly declining in standard of living, and downtown traffic was becoming snarled. In 1945, Mayor Lapham appointed a Citizens' Postwar Planning Commission to address issues of overcrowding. The commission recommended new changes in the infrastructure which prepared the city for its modern development.

			[[Image:Lapham addressing SFSC students in City Hall Rotunda 1947 AAD-3235.jpg]]

			'''Mayor Roger Lapham addresses San Francisco State College students in City Hall rotunda, 1947.'''

			[[Image:Lapham testing first parking meter 1947 AAD-3240.jpg]]

			'''Mayor Lapham tests San Francisco's first parking meter, 1947.'''

			[[Image:Lapham tries on tie by Bufano 1945 AAC-9173.jpg]]

			'''Artist Benny Bufano gives Mayor Lapham a custom tie, 1945.'''

			Lapahm infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming in a post-war press conference about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. See the clip [http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=shaping_sf&collectionid=ssfTomF_1 here].

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Ccarlsson: categories and keywords

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categories and keywords

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	'''== Mayor Roger Lapham =='''		'''== Mayor Roger Lapham =='''

	January 8, 1944 January 8, 1948 Remembered for his ardent efforts to bring the United Nations founding conference to San Francisco. This post-war mayor has been condemned to annals of obscurity. In 1945, Mayor Lapham was faced with a difficult situation when wartime workers began settling down in the city. The spike in the city's population took a toll on the health, education and safety of the city at large, as many city services were over-burdened. Neighborhoods were rapidly declining in standard of living, and downtown traffic was becoming snarled. In 1945, Mayor Lapham appointed a Citizens' Postwar Planning Commission to address issues of overcrowding. The commission recommended new changes in the infrastructure which prepared the city for its modern development. He infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. See the clip [http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=shaping_sf&collectionid=ssfTomF_1 here].		January 8, 1944 January 8, 1948 Remembered for his ardent efforts to bring the United Nations founding conference to San Francisco. This post-war mayor has been condemned to annals of obscurity. In 1945, Mayor Lapham was faced with a difficult situation when wartime workers began settling down in the city. The spike in the city's population took a toll on the health, education and safety of the city at large, as many city services were over-burdened. Neighborhoods were rapidly declining in standard of living, and downtown traffic was becoming snarled. In 1945, Mayor Lapham appointed a Citizens' Postwar Planning Commission to address issues of overcrowding. The commission recommended new changes in the infrastructure which prepared the city for its modern development. He infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. See the clip [http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=shaping_sf&collectionid=ssfTomF_1 here].

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Ccarlsson: new version of Mayor Lapham page. Previous one had no links and a scrambled name... should look for the rest of the mayors looking the same way.

2008-04-03T05:18:18Z

new version of Mayor Lapham page. Previous one had no links and a scrambled name... should look for the rest of the mayors looking the same way.

New page

'''== Mayor Roger Lapham =='''

January 8, 1944 January 8, 1948 Remembered for his ardent efforts to bring the United Nations founding conference to San Francisco. This post-war mayor has been condemned to annals of obscurity. In 1945, Mayor Lapham was faced with a difficult situation when wartime workers began settling down in the city. The spike in the city's population took a toll on the health, education and safety of the city at large, as many city services were over-burdened. Neighborhoods were rapidly declining in standard of living, and downtown traffic was becoming snarled. In 1945, Mayor Lapham appointed a Citizens' Postwar Planning Commission to address issues of overcrowding. The commission recommended new changes in the infrastructure which prepared the city for its modern development. He infamously queried black journalist Thomas Fleming about when the new black population of San Francisco would leave and return to the South, since WWII was over. See the clip [http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=shaping_sf&collectionid=ssfTomF_1 here].