Remember when humans could build stuff? Like, "Hey, let's slam 4 million cubic yards of concrete between two canyon walls" ...

Even after 81 years, stubborn myths still cling to the colossal construction effort that built Hoover Dam. Despite what you may have heard, no workers are entombed in the concrete structure.

On June 6, 1933, workers began pouring concrete to build what would become the face of the dam. To move the concrete across the construction site, Chief Engineer Frank Crowe designed a network of ...

Hoover Dam, in addition to being ... Through his work, Kaufmann transformed the dam’s utilitarian concrete surfaces into modern art deco designs. Recognizing that the dam’s broad, curving ...

which is celebrated in the US as a recession-busting national project but might also be described as the biggest ever concrete-pouring exercise up until that point. The Hoover Dam alone required 3 ...

Sitting about 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam spans the Colorado River and the Black Canyon (which separates Nevada and Arizona). The immense concrete structure – which confines ...

Although it might pale in comparison to some of the natural wonders of the world, the Hoover Dam is definitely a wonder of the engineering world. Finished in 1935, and now a designated US ...

The excursion is along the Colorado River's Black Canyon National Water Trail— crossing the widest single-arch concrete ...

My siblings and I decided to gather in Las Vegas to celebrate our sister’s 70th birthday. It was a most enjoyable family reunion, especially since all of ...