Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas, NV  The area was named Las Vegas, which is Spanish for "the meadows," as it featured abundant wild grasses, as well as desert spring waters for westward travelers.

 
Established in 1905, Las Vegas was incorporated as a city in 1911. At the close of the 20th century, Las Vegas was the most populous American city founded in that century (a similar distinction earned by Chicago in the 19th century). The city's tolerance for numerous forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City, and has made Las Vegas a popular setting for films, television programs, and music videos.

 1931 was a pivotal year for Las Vegas. At that time, Nevada legalized casino gambling and reduced residency requirements for divorce to six weeks. This year also witnessed the beginning of construction on nearby Hoover Dam. The influx of construction workers and their families helped Las Vegas avoid economic calamity during the Great Depression. The construction work was completed in 1935.

 Well what can be said about today's Las Vegas,
it reminds me of the ugly chick in the bar, she needs lots of sparkles and glitz to take the attention off her face and she only really looks sorta decent in dim lighting.

Not to mention that the entire town smells like a huge ashtray, come for the Dam, leave for the fresh air.











 The Border of the two states.

Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado river, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. The dam was controversially named after President Herbert Hoover.

The Hoover Dam was a massive project, you can tell that no expense was spared, from the expensive terrazzo flooring, the winged statues and golden stair cased bathrooms it is a testament to 1930's design and beauty.

    It's pretty "Dam" big!
even in a panoramic view it couldn't get all of it.

 The river curls around and keeps going as far as the eye can see.
there's a line to keep boaters from coming all the way up.

The highway bridge that runs over the Dam area, a big Dam Bridge!

Inside of the Dam, 500ft. underground, huge pipes carry water from the river to the intake valves and generators. 90 gallons a second.
It shook the room we were standing in.

These are some of the generators, it takes a combination of two massive cranes to lift the parts out to work on or change them, they get maintenance every 4 years. 







This was a interesting trip but not one I would repeat.