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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.

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

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.

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

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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