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Mural:GreetingsfromHomeofHooverDam

Artist:ConnieBurnett-Ferraro

Location:WallofBretRunionRealty–1220ArizonaStBoulderCity,NV89005

History:ThismuralisapostcardrepresentationofBoulderCity’sjourney,depictingtheconstructionofBoulderCanyonDamProject,nowknownasHooverDam,BoulderDamHotel,theshantytownsthis project created, the creation and development of Boulder City, the coming of TWA and theBoulderCityAirport,aswellasahintat thenatural beautyof thedesertand indigenouswildlife,includingBigHornSheep.

BOULDERCITYMURALS

Mural:LakeMeadMural

Artist:PattySullivan

Location:SundialPark(FormerlyFrankCrowe)Park-640NevadaWayBoulderCity,NV89005

History:MuralillustratesalandscapesceneofBoulderCity.Itwasbuiltonfederallyownedlandsbythegovernmentintheearly1930saspartoftheBoulderCanyonDamProject.Oncebuilt,itwasoverseenbyasingleU.S.BureauofReclamationemployeewiththeabilitytoevictanyoneforanyreason.Alcoholandgamingwerestrictlyprohibited.Ittook30yearsfortheresidentstobereleasedfromgovernmentrule.Onceontheirown,theyquicklyincorporatedBoulderCityin1960andbuiltameccaofadventureandculture.

Mural:HistoryofBoulderCity


Location:CurtainCall–523NevadaWayBoulderCity,NV89005

History:TheGreatDepressioncoincidedwiththebuildingofthetallestdamandlargestreservoirevercreatedatthattime.TheHooverDamwasspearheadedbyPresidentHoover,butnegativitysproutingfromtheGreatDepressionandtheelectionofFranklinRooseveltbroughtcontroversytoitsfinalname.OftenusingthetermBoulderorHooverDamwasadirectreflectionofthespeaker’spoliticalviewpoint.In1947,PresidentTrumanputanendtothecontroversy,namingittheHooverDam.ThismuralfeaturesaportraitofFrankCrowe,ChiefEngineer,whoorchestratedtheconstructionoftheHooverDamandthehousingcrisisitcreated.

Housingwasnon-existentin1929justpriortothebeginningofconstructionontheBoulderCanyonDamProject.Somuchso,bunkhouseswerehastilyconstructedandattachedtocanyonwallstohouse480singleworkmen.ItwastougherformenwithfamiliessuchastheresidentsofWilliamsvilleorRagtown.Tentcitiesorsquattercampssprangupeverywherebeginningin1929,justpriortothestartofDamconstruction. Shantytowns, like Ragtown, often consisted of housing made of cardboard boxes, tinscraps,andanyothermaterialthatcouldbeputtogethertofightoffthefreezingnightsandswelteringheat of the days. Luxuries like running water and bathroom facilities were nonexistent. Still, theunemployed kept coming swelling Ragtown to more than 5,000 residents before housing wasconstructedinwhatwouldbecomeBoulderCity.

Mural:SpiritofHooverDam


Location:InsideBoulderBowl–504CaliforniaAvenueBoulderCity,NV89005

History:ConstructionontheBoulderDambeganin1931,duringtheGreatDepressionwhenworkwasscarceandmendesperatelysearchedforemployment.Wordofpossibleopeningsdrewasmanyas20,000hopefulworkerstothearea.

Mural:MenatWorkonHooverDam



History: Work conditionsat theDamwere evenharsher than the livingconditions.Workerslaboredsevendaysaweekintemperaturessometimesreachingover119degrees.Oftenfacingcarbon monoxide poisoning, dehydration, heat prostration and electrocution caused bycarelesslyplacedelectricallines.Workerstoiledintheseconditionsfor$.50to$1.25anhour.

Mural:BoulderDamBrewingCompany

Artist:ConnieBurnett–Ferraro

Location:InsideBoulderDamBrewPub–453NevadaWayBoulderCity,NV89005

History:ByJuly1934,SixCompanies,Inc.,thecombinedsixcompaniesthatbuilttheHooverDam,employed5,251men.By1931,housingwasbeingconstructedforworkersandtheirfamiliesinwhatisnowknownasBoulderCity.Thismuralreflectsthe150HooverDamheavymachineoperatorsandlaborerswhotraveledtoandfromworkeachdayonbusessimilartotheonedepictedinthismural.

Mural:ArtDecoMural#1


Location:InsidetheBoulderDamHotel’sSpillwayLounge–1305ArizonaStreetBoulderCity,NV89005

History: The following murals reflect the era in which the Boulder Dam Hotel was built. The ColonialRevival-styleBoulderDamHotelopenedtoofficialvisitorsandtouristsin1933.FamouscelebritiessuchasHowardHughes,BorisKarloff,BetteDavis,ShirleyTemple,Mr.andMrs.CorneliusVanderbilt,Jr.aswellasdignitaries likethethen-CrownPrinceOlavandPrincessMarthaofNorway,alongwithsenators,andevenafuturePopeallstayedatthisthenfamed“resortdestination”whiletheyvisitedtheHooverDam,soughtsolitude,orwaitedimpatientlyfortheir“quickie”divorcetocomethroughinnearbyLasVegas.




History:BoulderDamHotelwasbuiltforW.F.GreybyP.S.Webbwho laterpurchased thehotelbackfrom Grey in 1935. This grand dame of its time offered twenty-two rooms with private baths, airconditioning,andaregalwoodpaneledlobby.Unfortunately,bythestartofWorldWarII,thepublic’sinterestintheDamhaddiminished,andwithittourismwaned.




History:ThenextSevendecadesproveddevastatingtothehotel.In1993,FriendsoftheBoulderDamHotelbeganrestorations.Workcontinueduntil2005,whentheBoulderCity/HooverDamMuseumandHistoricalAssociationpurchasedthisbeautyandspent$2millionbringingherbacktoherformerstate.

Mural:TheMuseum–section#1


Location:InsidetheBoulderDamHotel’sArtGalleryandMuseumHallway–1305ArizonaStreetBoulderCity,NV89005

History:Thismuralisareflectionofthiscity’sculturallife.Initsheyday,BoulderDamHotelrepresentedart and culture in thedesert. Thismural reflects the residents’ continued loveof the arts. YouwilldiscoverthatthisissomethingthathasnotchangedasBoulderCityhasdeveloped.Itsresidentshavefoundmanywaystoshowcaseitsuniquepersonality.

Mural:TheMuseum–section2



History:Throughtheannual“ArtWalk,”BoulderTheater’s(ownedandoperatedbyDesiArnezJr.)DamShort Film Festival, alongwithmultiple fundraisers, Boulder City’s residents have created an artisthaveninthedesert.




History: A mural hinting the Boulder Dam Museum is housed within the Boulder Dam Hotel. ItsinteractiveexhibitswalkyouthroughthedailylivesofthosethatcreatedtheDamagainststaggeringhardship.




History:ThismuralexposesyoutotheBoulderCityArtGuildanditsmanylocaltalentedartistswholiveandcreateart inthedesert.TheArtGallery is locatedonthesecondflooroftheBoulderDamHotel.

Mural:Train–section1


Location:1524Highway95BoulderCity,NV89005(WestofSouthernNevadaRailroadMuseum.

History: This140 ft.muralgives youapeek into the earlydaysofBoulderCity, including itswatertreatmentplant(in thebackground),theLasVegasDepot,RailroadPass,andthesteamtrainsthatservicedthearea’spopulation.TrainswerealsoanintricatepartofsupplyingmaterialstotheHooverDam.



Location:1524Highway95BoulderCity,NV89005(WestofSouthernNevadaRailroadMuseum).

History:Uniqueamongrailroads,thisstretchofrailroadtrackswasbuiltbythefederalgovernment,UnionPacific,andaprivatecontractorexplicitlyforthepurposeoftransportingstone,sandandothermaterials to theBoulderCanyonDamProject. Originally comprisedof three railroads, theywereoftenreferredtoastheUSGovernmentConstructionRailroadortheHooverDamRailroad.Thethreeraillinesoperateddailyfrom1931untiltheendoftheDamprojectin1935.



Location:1524Highway95BoulderCity,NV89005(WestofSouthernNevadaRailroadMuseum.

History:AtthecompletionoftheDamprojecttherailsystemlanguisheduntil1961whenthetraintrackswereremoved.In2001,aseven-milesectionwasopenedtohikersandnamed,“TheHistoricRailroadTunnelTrail.”Itoffersbeautifulpanoramicviewswithanopportunitytoseewildlifeintheirnaturalhabitat.Thistrailstretchesoversevenmilesoftrackbedandwindsthroughfiveoriginaltraintunnels.

Mural:GoatFeathersEmporiumMural#1


Location:HotelPlaza–1300WyomingStreetBoulderCity,NV89005

History: These murals depict the pioneering spirit and introduction of business to Boulder City.Construction of housing exploded in 1932 as the federal government, by way of the Bureau ofReclamation,beganbuildinghomesforthelaborers.Homeswentupsoquicklyitwasnotuncommonforamantoreturnafterworkandwalkintothewronghouse.Withnewhomescamenewbusinesses.ManyoftheworkersremainedaftertheHooverDamwasbuiltandopenedbusinessesastheeconomystabilized.ThisbuildingwasbuiltinJuneof1948afterafiredestroyedtheoriginalBoulderLaundryandCleanersonNevadaWay.

Mural:GoatFeathersEmporiumMural#2


Location:AmericanLegion–508CaliforniaAvenueBoulderCity,NV89005

History:Thisworkofartfeaturesportraitsoftheoriginalowners,DonBeldingandO.L.Raney.DonBelding,alsoco-ownedtheGoldStrikeInn,nowknownastheHooverDamLodge.

Mural:TrompeL’OeilWindow



History: These murals reflect life in Boulder City today. This is a portrait of Pepper Combes,Landlord of Boulder Bowl, and his daughter looking out a window from inside Boulder Bowl.BoulderBowlremainsmuchasitdidwhenitopenedin1947.

Mural:TrompeL’OeilWindow



History:BoulderCityresidents love theircity, itshistoryandvisitors.Thismuralrepresents thefriendlinessandwarmthfoundinBoulderCity.

Mural:BoulderBowl



History:Thesemuralsreflectsalifestylesharedwithfamily,friendsandhistorycherishedbyBoulderresidents. Boulder Bowl, its historic bowling alley featuring eight lanes, over-lane ball returns andoriginalwoodenseatswasseenontheHistoryChannel’s“AmericanRestoration.”

Mural:SalutetoAllVeterans



History:Thismuralisadirectreflectionofthecommunityhonoringthosethatservedinthearmedforces.Boulder City’s residents are no strangers to service.

Mural:ParkwithColumns


Location:Edies&Sher-Lo’sFlowers–502NevadaHighwayBoulderCity,NV89005

History:ThenexttwomuralsreflectsBoulderCity’spresentdayartisticculture.BoulderCityhascomea longwaysince its creation.The residentsandbusinessownershave growntheartisticelementsofthecitybyaddingsculpturesandmuralssuchasthisone.Aserenepastoralsceneofchildrenenjoyingasummer’sdayrestataparkwithcolumns.

Mural:Giraffe

Artist:MargieClothier

Location:1150ArizonaStreetBoulderCity,NV89005

History:WhilenotindicativetoBoulderCity,thismuralshowcasesthelocalartisticculture.FollowingaremodelofthisbuildingDr.ClothieraskedMargietodoamuralofherownselection,resultinginthisbeautifulportrayalofnature.

Mural:BigHornSheep


Location:InalleybehindtheBoulderDamTheater

History:Thismuralisofourdesertbeauty,theabundantwildlifeandlocalmascot,theBigHornSheep,all found inandaroundBoulderCity. Bighornscanweighupto300lbs.andtheirhornsupto30pounds.

Mural:BigHorn


Location:HooverDamLodge–Highway93BoulderCity,NV89005

History:AmuraloftheiconicDesertBigHornSheepoftenfoundgrazingaroundtheHooverDamLodgeandDam.

Mural:StoragePlus



History:BoulderCity todayishometoadventure,historyandculturewhileofferingaquaintandcharminghometownatmosphere.

Mural:LakeMeadMural

Artist:TimWard

Location:CelebrationParklocatedatWyomingStreetandAvenueG-BoulderCity,NV89005

History:Today,BoulderCityoffersawidevarietyofadventurefromhiking,biking,zipline,raftingandDamtourexperiences.Itisthemajesticbeautyoftheareaanduniquewildlifeshowninthismuralthatcontinuestodrawmillionsofvisitorseachyear.

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