OK, after fixating on this... i see that I am
w r o n g.
below:
This building (outlined in red) is the Dept. of Water and Power building, not the other one.
and this is the view from the northeast corner of romaine and vine.
GaylordWilshire was correct.
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So what was the building that stood directly to the north of the Dept. of Water & Power building? (it appears to have had smokestacks)
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