Is Darling and Co. still in operation?
If you’ve ever driven down Ashland when Darling’s rendering facility was still functional, you’d never forget the smell - that place by itself would’ve been able to supply all the waste organic material those folks would need to run their plant Plant.
Darling & Co. -- YIKES!!
I grew up one mile West of that place (on Western Blvd) and when the wind was from the East... watch out, close the windows fast, even in August. And this was before folks even had window AC units. Suffering the heat was better than 'that' smell.
And one of my biddies, an 'accountant' (Bookkeeper?) worked at Darling & Co. way back when For One Day! It was all he could stand.
Oh and no, Darling & Co has moved on. Long ago now, back in the '70's at least.
And contrary to what some might say, you NEVER 'get used to the smell'.