Irrefutable proof for the setting of the KI canon universe

So apparently screencapping until your brain hurts is actually useful for something, LOL.

There has been some dispute among Kids Inc fans as to where the show is supposed to take place. We all realize that it's sort of an idealized/fantastic version of our world, given the quite obvious set instead of shooting on location, but it was never explicitly stated, outright, just what the real-world inspiration for this set was. Most of us believe KI takes place in New York, specifically a neighborhood in Brooklyn, based on the word of one of the regular directors from the 80s seasons...and if you look hard enough, that set actually bears him out.

( Behold: photographic evidence )

So yes. I'd say that's pretty strong evidence that the show is supposed to take place in Brooklyn, NYC, NY, USA.

(And I feel simultaneously proud and incredibly dorky to have stumbled upon this revelation, LOL.)

Edited 06/16/12 - I managed to cap a much better example of the school's name from a 1987 episode, and now it truly is plain as day, LOL :P