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Early years: 1930–1934. Boulder City, 1932. Boulder City was carefully planned through federal supervision as a model community, with Dutch-born urban architect Saco Rienk de Boer contracted to plan it. DeBoer had been a planner for Denver, Colorado, and was to design many towns and suburbs around the Rocky Mountain region.
Boulder City, city, Clark county, southeastern Nevada, U.S., overlooking Lake Mead, which is impounded by the Hoover Dam. Lying above the deep, narrow Black and Boulder canyons of the Colorado River on the Nevada-Arizona border, it was established in 1931 by the federal government as a residential.
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Boulder City was built in 1931 by the Bureau of Reclamation and Six Companies, Inc. Its sole reason for existence was the need to house workers contracted to build the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River (known commonly as Boulder Dam from 1933 to 1947.)
- Nevada Southern Railway Museum: Take a peek into the history of train travel in Nevada at the Southern Railway Museum and hop aboard for a 35-minute train ride.
- Antique shopping: Boulder City has several quaint antique shops with just about everything you can imagine. Check out Goat Feathers Emporium, Sherman’s House of Antiques, Boulder City Antique Market & Auction House, Bella Marketplace and more.
- Dining experiences: There’s no shortage of delicious meals at diner-style, mom-and-pop restaurants, including the Coffee Cup Cafe (featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives), Southwest Diner, Boulder Pit Stop and more.
- Tour a mine: Just a few miles outside of Boulder City in Nelson, Nevada, is the historical Techatticup Mine, the oldest gold mine in Southern Nevada.
Planning Boulder City harnessed the talents of renowned architect Saco Rienk De Boer, and the community became known as “Nevada’s Garden City”.
Boulder City was signed by President Calvin Coolidge on December 21, 1928. • The contract to build the dam was awarded to Six Companies, Inc. (a company composed of six separate construction companies) on March 11, 1931.
May 15, 2008 · The Bureau of Reclamation built the housing compound that would become Boulder City in 1932, using a design by architect Saco Rink DeBoer. Six Companies also opened up a company store so workers...
