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Market & Leavenworth

January 1, 1947

View north across Market to L-Line streetcar with U.S. Coast Guard recruiting sign on side, Old Federal Building at left, Chester MacPhee for Mayor headquarters. Empire Hotel / McAllister Tower (later part of Hastings Law School) in background left. Birdcage traffic signals. Flags strung over Market Street for Community Chest campaign.

from: Paul Rosenberg email: prose38@pacbell.net message: Oh, I so hate to pick nits, but here it goes. Chester R. MacPhee whose billboard appears in this photo, was elected to the board of supervisors as a member of the 'Fusion Five' in 1941 and reelected in 1945 and 1953. He was the campaign chair for Northern California of the Eisenhower for President campaign in 1952 and later on Eisenhower appointed him to the patronage position of collector of customs so he left the board. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in 1943 and 1947. Mayor Christopher appointed MacPhee as chief administrative officer and he soon resigned in disgrace. See the article based on my research: http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-leland-yee-scandal-the-dirtiest-sf-corruption-case-107-years