This is an interesting photograph that I recently found in an old file of mine. (an enlargement of a photograph found on
http://waterandpower.org/
"Ducommun Street Yard, 1930"
There are several interesting details:
#1 The tall smoke-stack at far right. (at first glance I thought it might say "Soap King', but the first word doesn't appear to be 'Soap')
#2 The attractive building with the belfry-like 'turret'.
The only thing I could think of was the Amelia Street School.
...but the building doesn't match the Amelia School (see the Amelia School here)
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=23757