NV -- Boulder City:
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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- BCITY_100801_03.JPG: At the height of Hoover Dam construction, more than 7,000 men labored in Black Canyon. Some jobs were glamourous and exciting, such as the high scalers who swung over the canyon on ropes or the cableway operators who kept concrete buckets moving 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Other jobs were more mundane, but no less important: there were muckers who shoveled mud out of the tunnels, truck drivers who hauled rock up and down the river or, like the man you see here, those who swept the outhouses and kept them well supplied with paper.
"Alabam"
by Steven Liguori, Artist
- BCITY_100801_11.JPG: "Bubble Girl"
Artist: Gregory Johnson
- BCITY_100801_18.JPG: "Black Stripes"
Artist: Paul Lindquist
- BCITY_100801_24.JPG: When the government built Boulder City, it didn't plan for children. But, as the Depression drove workers into southern Nevada to build Hoover Dam, workers brought their families with them. The new town and surrounding desert provided an exciting playground for the children, who hiked the hills, caught lizards and snakes, or built little dams in their sandy backyards. On Saturday afternoons, children rode their bikes on brand new sidewalks to the Boulder Theatre for a Three Stooges matinee, down to Delmar's Drugstore for a nickel Coke, or around the park under the newly planted trees.
"Hitchin' a Ride"
by L'Deane Trueblood, Artist
- BCITY_100801_30.JPG: The Depression drew more than the expected male labor force to the Hoover Dam construction project. Along with the men came hundreds of wives and children. Because Boulder City designers hadn't planned for family life, the women improvised, shaping the temporary camp into an enduring community. They planted vines and fashioned rugs out of scraps, transforming slapdash houses into pleasant cottages -- some of which served as original facilities for the schools, churches, and civic groups they established. Dust and snakes crept through the cracks in their walls, and the heat was often unbearable but they pressed on, sustained by hard work, ingenuity, and an occasional afternoon breeze.
"Afternoon Breeze"
by Roy W. Butler, artist
- BCITY_100801_34.JPG: Legend has it there are many workers buried in Hoover Dam. However, due to the manner in which the Dam was constructed, this would have been impossible. "Puddlers" directed buckets of concrete over empty forms, released the concrete, and then used their shovels and feet to spread it around. In the process, they made sure there were no air bubbles or debris that would weaken the structure after it hardened. Moreover, fresh concrete was added 8 cubic yards at a time, increasing the depth by only two or three inches at a time, and was never deep enough to submerge a person. While many laborers lost their lives building the Dam, none were ever buried within.
"Puddler's Break"
by Sutton Betti, artist
- BCITY_100801_40.JPG: "Bouncin'"
Artist: Scott Streadbeck, 2009
- BCITY_100801_43.JPG: "Stars on Parade"
Artist: John Banks
- BCITY_100801_64.JPG: "Dreams"
Artist: Gary Lee Price
- BCITY_100801_94.JPG: History of Boulder City Mural
The tall man is Frank Crowe,
Superintendent, who was responsible
for the Hoover Dam construction.
The tend and family represent "Ragtown"
and show the hard living conditions
families had to endure.
This mural is sponsored by the Porter Family
Artist:
Connie Burnett-Ferraro
- Wikipedia Description: Boulder City, Nevada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately 20 mi (32 km) from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2000 census the population was 14,966, with a 2006 estimated population of 15,005.
Boulder City is a notorious speedtrap and one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibits gambling.
History:
Boulder City was originally built in 1931 by the Bureau of Reclamation and Six Companies, Inc. as housing for workers who were building Hoover Dam (the original name of the dam was Boulder Dam). It was designed by urban architect Saco Rienk DeBoer. Alcohol sales, membership in unions and all forms of gambling were prohibited in the city. The government did not relinquish control of Boulder City until 1959, when the town was incorporated. Boulder City's incorporation ceremonies took place on January 4, 1960. The city council selected pharmacist Robert N. Broadbent as the town's first mayor.
The city charter, approved by the residents, prohibited gambling within the city limits. This provision still exists, making Boulder City one of only two locations in Nevada where gambling is illegal (the other is the town of Panaca). The Hacienda Hotel and Casino, which has a Boulder City mailing address, is located on a parcel of private land within the boundaries of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and is not within city limits.
The other casino on the other end of town is the Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino, which has a Boulder City phone prefix, but is in the nearby city of Henderson, NV.
Alcohol sales were permitted in 1969 (Chapter 2, Liquor Control). ...
Notable residents:
* May 1998 Playboy playmate Deanna Brooks was born in Boulder City in April 1974.
* Boulder City residents Desi Arnaz, Jr. and his wife Amy are the owners of the Boulder Theatre, a former cinema converted into a live theatre, which is home to the Boulder City Ballet Company.
* Inventor and politician Paul C. Fisher (1913–2006) was the founder of the Fisher Spacepen Co., located in Boulder City.
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