If you haven't read it, http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html , MoSWoK is a fantastic bit of faux scholarship that will color how you watch, read or otherwise enjoy Superman forever.

I like Watt Street. It's a lot rougher than Oak Lawn. Far more Christopher Street and the East Village in their heyday before gentrification. Of course, no one has ever confused Metropolis with Dallas.