ables : ▁A ▁New ▁Begin ning ▁- ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Official ▁Movie ▁website ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁film ▁produ cers ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁television ▁produ cers ▁Category : Fil m ▁direct ors ▁from ▁Toronto <0x0A> </s> ▁Dar ling ' s ▁Observ atory ▁was ▁a ▁private ▁observ atory ▁built ▁by ▁Mr . ▁J . ▁H . ▁Dar ling ▁in ▁D ul uth , ▁Minnesota , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁observ atory ▁was ▁on ▁West ▁ 3 rd ▁St . ▁between ▁ 9 th ▁and ▁ 1 0 th ▁a ven ues ▁in ▁D ul uth , ▁M N , ▁and ▁sat ▁about ▁ 3 2 5 ▁feet ▁above ▁Lake ▁Super ior ▁( 9 2 7 ▁feet ▁above ▁sea ▁level ). ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁were ▁drawn ▁by ▁Richard ▁E . ▁Schmidt ▁of ▁Garden ▁& ▁Martin ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁The ▁blue print s ▁for ▁the ▁steel ▁d ome ▁were ▁prepared ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Dar ling ▁himself ▁after ▁inspect ing ▁dom es ▁from ▁various ▁other ▁observ ator ies . ▁The ▁wooden ▁building ▁had ▁a ▁st u cco ▁exterior ▁finish . ▁ ▁T eles cop es ▁The ▁observ atory ▁contained ▁a ▁ 9 - inch ▁ref ract ing ▁teles cope ▁made ▁by ▁William ▁Ga ert ner ▁& ▁Company ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois . ▁So on ▁after ▁Mr . ▁Dar ling ▁placed ▁the ▁order , ▁Ga ert ner