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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.

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

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

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 here.

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-'''== Mayor Roger Lapham =='''
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-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 '''
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+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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