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5 unusual facts about David Malcolm Renton


David Malcolm Renton

The observatory was a project of the University of Chicago, under the direction of Professor George E. Hale and Professor Edwin Frost.

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Renton's first major solo job was the construction of the observation tower of the Mt. Wilson Observatory.

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By 1931, business was promising enough that Renton decided to open branches on the mainland: in both Hollywood and the Mexican style section of Los Angeles known as Olvera Street.

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The Casino Ballroom on Catalina Island is an iconic Art Deco style building.

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After purchasing Catalina Island, William Wrigley Jr. commissioned Renton to design and build another private residence on a hill overlooking the south end of Avalon Bay.



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