Hi, my great grandpa helped to build the dam. Unfortunately he and a couple other men fell off a scaffolding and were killed, as safety was a bit of an afterthought back then. My father was 6 when he lost his dad. He and his two bothers and mother had to move in with relatives to try to survive during the Great Depression. My dad tried to tell me the stories of their survival but it was too painful to listen too and I would stop him. I hated to hear about how he suffered. I do wish I would have let him tell me. It was just so painful to hear how awful his childhood was, especially how scarce food was. It just breaks my heart.
A very touching story - I have visited the dam more than once and see it as a great civil engineering achievement of that generation, who underwent untold deprivation, not at all like the USA of Hollywood.
I live in Arizona now and have drive by (on my way to Vegas) and visited Hoover Dam several times. It's always a majestic site to behold and now I appreciate it even more!
I was there several years ago and took the tour through the caverns and the power plant. That structure is huge. You have to see it with your own eyes in order to realize that.
Most interesting. The first use of so-called hard hats is interesting, also. One thing wasn't mentioned: over one hundred men died in the construction (pre OSHA).
We done the tour it was v interesting !! We were told the 1st man to be killed and the last they were father and son , and also the son was killed on his father's anniversary of his death.
Niaz Gul Hazarboz CORRUPTION! Usually Ray Ray will get the contract from a corrupt politician who’ll get kickbacks. Meanwhile, Ray Rays company isn’t apt to do the job right and it’ll be shit work while purposely going over budget because, after all, it isn’t his or Laquans(lib corrupt politician) money!
This is what I’m talking about! We asked for a video about dams, you deliver. You guys are simply amazing. The quality is top notch, most of the pictures are referenced and credit is given as well. This is how you become big. Notifications are always on for this channel 😁 1 more year and I’ll be a civil engineer and this channel is helping me out to stay motivated and learn new things every week!
I was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and you could not have said it better. Nicely done! As a side note some of us prefer to call it the dam by its original name, Boulder Dam.
I remember visiting the Dam on my Honeymoon we flew over it first in a helicopter and it looked "small" mind you the Grand Canyon is massive only did we realize how big the Hoover was till we drove to it and realized the sheer enormity of it from ground level; the round cylindrical buildings are over 20 stories ABOVE water level! Also, the tour is amazing and one to definitely add to the bucket list if you ever find yourself in Vegas or in Colorado. One interesting fact mentioned on the tour is that this was not the initial location for the Dam but finances dictated it be located here...
Hey Devin Heida “Hoover Dam” or “Boulder Dam” was originally named Boulder Dam. That’s because the initially planned site was at Boulder Canyon about 10 miles north upriver from where it is now located at Black Canyon. An engineering reassessment moved the location from Boulder Canyon to its present location. Apparently, finance and communication network (roads etc) meant the cost was too prohibitive even though it was way more suited to that location...
A stunning engineering and construction achievement for its day. Everyone who visits the region and drinks clean water and enjoys electric powered air conditioned comfort owes them a debt of gratitude.
OMG ..what a beautiful well done amazing job!!! I was there in 2000 and it still takes my breath away... unbelievable when everything was so difficult to built because they did not have so much of the power tools like today..so much work and so much heat because Arizona and Nevada is so hot in the summer and so cold in the wintertime..hard hard labor..poor people ..And done to perfection.Until today its still standing strong. Great strong Heroes!!! They sure have a special place in heaven.Today's roads and streets are a mess, today they use asphalt instead of concrete..Lol and it takes them years to only patch the pot holes....
I had seen the dam a decade before.What a sight of this huge dam!Unimaginable for any normal man by its sheer dimensions and height.A symbol of human endeavour and American technological superiority.
@ american accent is the most used english accent and has many influence on other accents and english countries they started using american english and slang words and idoms they are immitating americans because it is more populer
A national inspiration during the dark hopeless days of the Great Depression in the United States, great infrastructure can be great in many more ways than just physical ones.
A few weeks ago I saw an old photo of the back of the dam and thought it would make for a cool video. And now the B1M adds its own twist to it. Awesome!
Another excellent (with limited scope) video. My wife and I visited in 1993 and did the whole tour including the Lake Mead boat ramps and piers (A LOT more water then than now). They had redone the visitor center and the tour was amazing. Huge inside, a literal cathedral to turbines, everything was so clean one could "eat off" the floor. We even went down to the bottom on the river exiting side to see the water gush out. Quite a roar of water.
@@davidszczepan5855 And the unions on site, there to protect the welfare of the workers, were hounded and bullied out by those in charge. If they didn't leave voluntarily they were beaten.
I'm glad that I got to travel across it before they closed it to public use. I hauled produce from Nogales Az to Vancouver B.C. and drove my truck across it many times. It sure gave a great view sitting up in the truck. Beautiful!!
Hey this is a really well made video in terms of information, visual presentation, and overall delivery. You should be proud of making it, very nice work!
It's possibly the most impressive structure I've ever seen. I grew up in Chicago. The dam is around 3/4 of the height of the John Hancock tower. Mind boggling.
What a wonderful video. I officed in Epcot for years. It was a very special place. As a cast member starting my career with Disney in the park was more magical than I could have ever wished. Thank you for the video. By the way you should do a video on how the Magic Kingdom is built on the top of a three-story building with all kinds of amazing tunnels underneath. Thank You again. So many wonderful memories
Probably the classiest project the B1M ever undertook. The look of the area, with stone walls on the cliffs held in place over the roads with vintage heavy chains. The awesome art-deco style of the overall architecture, the quality of the craftsmanship and the quality of the concrete itself, still hard and smooth from the day. And the brute size of this idea - what were they thinking? It cannot be made today in America. The generation needed just doesn't exist anymore.
I was a dam builder Across the river deep and wide Where steel and water did collide A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound But I am still around I'll always be around and around and around and around and around 🎶🎶 The Highwaymen - Highwayman
As a fellow Brit who has lived in Las Vegas, and goes most years, I will be happy to "help" Fred, with his "research" if you buy me a ticket. I have my bag packed!
My great great grandfather died while smoothing the sides for the concrete, he was hit by a falling pipe and fell to his death. Before that he also was involved with other major projects for the time.
Great video. If anyone wants to know more about the Hoover Dam construction, an episode of American Experience (PBS) produced a fascinating film on the Hoover Dam, narrated by Peter Coyote. Michael Hilzik wrote a great book on the dam, "Colossus".
No one really starved during the depression. One of the first times in history - most economic collapses in prior centuries (including 19th) were due to famine, and if not, it was something that affected only the rich.
That's not really even true. It's just that our nation and infrastructure needs are already long since built. What makes this one of the most famous infrastructure projects is because it was a world first (first of it's kind), and is still unique in the world (even though there are much larger dams now). The U.S. still builds all kinds of infrastructure projects benefiting the people, but most are just not as large scale. Meanwhile in countries like China, they are building the projects they need (and have not yet built), to support their national transition/industrial revolution/growing urban areas. There is close to a $Trillion dollars in roadway/freeway/bridges, light rail, subway, high speed rail, airport terminals, and other infrastructure projects either under construction, or in the planning phases in the United States right now.
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath Historically immigrations has had a positive effect on any economy. Just facts here, not being a liberal or whatever you'd like to throw at me. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_results_of_migration
I give this small documentary an A+ rating! Dude, you're a construction genius!
Yes I'm sure on TV it could have been stretched to an hour without learning anymore, this was perfect.
He's on Shed-uale.
th-cam.com/video/k9iGKaOXtps/w-d-xo.html
Chadwin Headlam 👍
Idk why people would dislike this video
Hi, my great grandpa helped to build the dam. Unfortunately he and a couple other men fell off a scaffolding and were killed, as safety was a bit of an afterthought back then. My father was 6 when he lost his dad. He and his two bothers and mother had to move in with relatives to try to survive during the Great Depression. My dad tried to tell me the stories of their survival but it was too painful to listen too and I would stop him. I hated to hear about how he suffered. I do wish I would have let him tell me. It was just so painful to hear how awful his childhood was, especially how scarce food was. It just breaks my heart.
A very touching story - I have visited the dam more than once and see it as a great civil engineering achievement of that generation, who underwent untold deprivation, not at all like the USA of Hollywood.
Considering the lack of technology compared to today, this has to be the greatest engineering challenge and accomplishment in our history!
The Pyramids of Giza says hi.
Panama Canal - holds my beer
Derek Lucas - well, there's that too...
Golden Gate Bridge - says hello
Its top 50 for sure. lol
They had to work so hard to build the dam walls...
* Packs a bunch of heat on this one bullet ready to shoot *
them mexicans and freaking walls
Not enough sniper nests.
Lmao
That one person in tiktok : YoU CaNT BuILd ThiS
That's a dam interesting video!
Water brilliant pun :)
And an interesting dam video too.
Is this a god dam?
Darn , dagnabbit , and consarnit , anyhow .
we gotta get the dam energy bars
I live in Arizona now and have drive by (on my way to Vegas) and visited Hoover Dam several times. It's always a majestic site to behold and now I appreciate it even more!
I was there several years ago and took the tour through the caverns and the power plant.
That structure is huge. You have to see it with your own eyes in order to realize that.
That's good. Cuz seein' it with someone else's eyes is still in the future .
That place is AMAZING!
I was out there 10 years ago
Most interesting.
The first use of so-called hard hats is interesting, also.
One thing wasn't mentioned: over one hundred men died in the construction (pre OSHA).
We done the tour it was v interesting !!
We were told the 1st man to be killed and the last they were father and son , and also the son was killed on his father's anniversary of his death.
@@user-zj4gz9tr8s What a coincedence!
@Stephen Dailey a dog always has to die. When Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed, a dog also died. RIP doggies
Visiting The EMPTY Hoover Dam In 2022‼️
m.th-cam.com/video/PVnNYvz614k/w-d-xo.html
"2 years ahead of schedule" nowadays you can't find a small project ahead of time despite having more resources than ever!!
yes. and usually no one dies building them............ buhu! what a shame.
Niaz Gul Hazarboz CORRUPTION! Usually Ray Ray will get the contract from a corrupt politician who’ll get kickbacks. Meanwhile, Ray Rays company isn’t apt to do the job right and it’ll be shit work while purposely going over budget because, after all, it isn’t his or Laquans(lib corrupt politician) money!
The cost of being 2 years ahead cost many people their lives. As opposed to the safety employed building the arch bridge across Black Canyon.
Berlins new Airport probably will be finished, when we have flying cars.
Politics slows things down
We won't go quietly, the Legion can count on that.
this is the type of comment I was looking for
@@cris2085 me too
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter 🥶
A fallout comment instead of a tiktok, we've got a hold out
NCR
This is what I’m talking about! We asked for a video about dams, you deliver. You guys are simply amazing.
The quality is top notch, most of the pictures are referenced and credit is given as well. This is how you become big.
Notifications are always on for this channel 😁
1 more year and I’ll be a civil engineer and this channel is helping me out to stay motivated and learn new things every week!
notifications on!
Cities of the Future ckk
I hope you're doing well right now
what are you doing now?
I’m a truck driver & saw the Hoover Dam on my way to Las Vegas. It caught me off guard. It’s massive!! Perks of working in logistics. 🥳
Did you ever play euro truck simulator 2?
The Hoover Dam is absolutely gorgeous inside. The art deco is breathtaking. If you ever have a chance to take the tour, don't miss it.
I was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and you could not have said it better. Nicely done! As a side note some of us prefer to call it the dam by its original name, Boulder Dam.
I remember visiting the Dam on my Honeymoon we flew over it first in a helicopter and it looked "small" mind you the Grand Canyon is massive only did we realize how big the Hoover was till we drove to it and realized the sheer enormity of it from ground level; the round cylindrical buildings are over 20 stories ABOVE water level! Also, the tour is amazing and one to definitely add to the bucket list if you ever find yourself in Vegas or in Colorado. One interesting fact mentioned on the tour is that this was not the initial location for the Dam but finances dictated it be located here...
Joe Lyons where was the original plan?
Hey Devin Heida
“Hoover Dam” or “Boulder Dam” was originally named Boulder Dam. That’s because the initially planned site was at Boulder Canyon about 10 miles north upriver from where it is now located at Black Canyon. An engineering reassessment moved the location from Boulder Canyon to its present location. Apparently, finance and communication network (roads etc) meant the cost was too prohibitive even though it was way more suited to that location...
@Joe Lyons The Hoover Dam is nowhere near Colorado.. Lol
I remember taking the tour in August 2001, and again in 2003. The tour had changed substantially due to 911.
@Joe Lyons Are you still married ?
The logistics and engineering are amazing. Especially considering this was built nearly 100 years ago.
A stunning engineering and construction achievement for its day. Everyone who visits the region and drinks clean water and enjoys electric powered air conditioned comfort owes them a debt of gratitude.
OMG ..what a beautiful well done amazing job!!! I was there in 2000 and it still takes my breath away... unbelievable when everything was so difficult to built because they did not have so much of the power tools like today..so much work and so much heat because Arizona and Nevada is so hot in the summer and so cold in the wintertime..hard hard labor..poor people ..And done to perfection.Until today its still standing strong. Great strong Heroes!!! They sure have a special place in heaven.Today's roads and streets are a mess, today they use asphalt instead of concrete..Lol and it takes them years to only patch the pot holes....
I had seen the dam a decade before.What a sight of this huge dam!Unimaginable for any normal man by its sheer dimensions and height.A symbol of human endeavour and American technological superiority.
The second battle of the Hoover dam shall begin
For the Republic!
Ave. True to Caesar
YES MAN!
Its now the proprety of Mr House
For the republic!
Republic of dave!
Great project for the people and country. We need more mega projects like Hoover Dam!
I didn’t even realize that the narrator was British until he said “schedule “. Lol
Bro its that guy that makes skyrim vids wtf
he is an Australian.
@@ubdigitaldive Are you joking? He is clearly English.
@@ubdigitaldive nice guess buddy
@ american accent is the most used english accent and has many influence on other accents and english countries they started using american english and slang words and idoms they are immitating americans because it is more populer
A national inspiration during the dark hopeless days of the Great Depression in the United States, great infrastructure can be great in many more ways than just physical ones.
Oh man, the story is so fascinating. hats off to the people who made this possible.
Impeccable music score... It was capturing from the very start.
Name of the background score used?
Ngl I came here from tiktok by a lot of curiosity 😂
same lmao
Same💀
Sameee
Same
Same
A few weeks ago I saw an old photo of the back of the dam and thought it would make for a cool video. And now the B1M adds its own twist to it. Awesome!
The narrator's voice is so soothing. Thank you so much for this.💓
Great storytelling!
Another excellent (with limited scope) video.
My wife and I visited in 1993 and did the whole tour including the Lake Mead boat ramps and piers (A LOT more water then than now).
They had redone the visitor center and the tour was amazing. Huge inside, a literal cathedral to turbines,
everything was so clean one could "eat off" the floor.
We even went down to the bottom on the river exiting side to see the water gush out. Quite a roar of water.
The most impressive feat must be thats it has been 2 years ahead of scedule...
The Golden Gate was coming up at the same time , so a depression would have been great for the builders .
And yet people died which do you rather being behind schedule a bit or a loss of life
@@davidszczepan5855 And the unions on site, there to protect the welfare of the workers, were hounded and bullied out by those in charge. If they didn't leave voluntarily they were beaten.
My great grandpa helped build this. Interesting video!
I love this channel!
I'm glad that I got to travel across it before they closed it to public use. I hauled produce from Nogales Az to Vancouver B.C. and drove my truck across it many times. It sure gave a great view sitting up in the truck. Beautiful!!
Great Video as always!
We love your channel!
innit
I agree
this channel is riveting. I discovered it a few days ago and i’m utterly euphoric
patrolling the mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter
When I got this assignment I was hoping there would be more gambling.
Hey that’s my line.
Ave, trve to Caesar.
I can't drink anymore of that irradiated shit, I just throw it up. I need purified water, PLEASE!
@William Walker what are you talking about? he's referencing a video game not his actual experience
are we all here after seeing that one tiktok?
Ha yeah
Present lol
Yeah
yes
LMAOO YES
This is an amazing mega project.
I Salute all the Workers Participated in this MEGA Project and the Administers, Visionary's Behind this WONDER......
Hey this is a really well made video in terms of information, visual presentation, and overall delivery. You should be proud of making it, very nice work!
It's possibly the most impressive structure I've ever seen. I grew up in Chicago. The dam is around 3/4 of the height of the John Hancock tower. Mind boggling.
Very impressive for the dam that was already there. Mud flooded. It was a dig out.
Very impressive structure, great video!
Played this in New Vegas, tribute to these people for making it happen
the Engine of the West coast nice
Marvelous engineering and labouring, those who gave their hearts, souls and strengths to accomplish such a construction.
Beautiful. Very well done!
Is no one gonna mention the fact that the Hoover Damn was constructed around Megatron and was made to hide him?
lol yes but megaton was moved there, it was built around the Allspark. but hey, it works, I wound't mind if it was built around Megatron
Ah, so this is where i led the NCR to victory and flung lee oliver off! good history lessen
The NCR would like to know your location
What a wonderful video. I officed in Epcot for years. It was a very special place. As a cast member starting my career with Disney in the park was more magical than I could have ever wished. Thank you for the video. By the way you should do a video on how the Magic Kingdom is built on the top of a three-story building with all kinds of amazing tunnels underneath. Thank You again. So many wonderful memories
"We won't go quietly, Legion can count on that."
i think you would look good in a legion slave collar
@@minosprimegaming1400 Average Legion Fan
@@TheFinalFlesh average tunnel snakes enthusiasts
@@minosprimegaming1400 Shit’ya got me...
Probably the classiest project the B1M ever undertook.
The look of the area, with stone walls on the cliffs held
in place over the roads with vintage heavy chains. The
awesome art-deco style of the overall architecture, the
quality of the craftsmanship and the quality of the
concrete itself, still hard and smooth from the day.
And the brute size of this idea - what were they thinking?
It cannot be made today in America.
The generation needed just doesn't exist anymore.
This .... is ICONIC.
(Don't forget about the concrete span too!
More dramatic than anything in NY.)
I was a dam builder
Across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around
I'll always be around and around and around and around and around 🎶🎶
The Highwaymen - Highwayman
Best to the point video about Hoover Dam, ever
I was trying to sleep but this damn question bothered my mind "HOW ARE DAMS BUILT? " now I know and I'm at peace but I still can't sleep 🤨
Same here irritating "HOW DAMS ARE BUILT" ....always in head😜😜😜
This channel has the same energy as professional documentaries you'd see on the common popular channels. Nicely done.
godDAMit where is the allspark and megatron huh?
Beautiful engineering perfect planning construction Dame
അടിപൊളി 😍
Put it on your bucket list!!!!!
You should do a video on the architecture of Downtown Las Vegas and The Strip.
Oh it’s in hand don’t worry. We’re sending Fred to Vegas on a “research” trip.
As a fellow Brit who has lived in Las Vegas, and goes most years, I will be happy to "help" Fred, with his "research" if you buy me a ticket. I have my bag packed!
Went to it a few months ago! So cool!
Gambling and adult entertainment how las Vegas has changed.
david davies ok
Okay?
Courier that cheated death in Goodsprings cemetary, cheated death once more in Hoover Dam. And Mojave desert was forever changed.
@@hannibalburgers477 lmaoooo
I like how this TH-cam channel talks about engineering which I LOVE
Interesting. Thanks
Such a treacherous job it's what created hard hats! 🤯 Incredible, every man that worked on this project was a badass and should be commended greatly!
My great great grandfather died while smoothing the sides for the concrete, he was hit by a falling pipe and fell to his death. Before that he also was involved with other major projects for the time.
My condolence
Great Documentary!
96 men died while building the Hoover dam in a span of 5 years that’s almost 20 men per year.
😢
meanwhile privileged women complain about the male privilege myth
@@wowxoxo9972 Whose idea was it to build this? Men. Whose idea was it to hire men to construct it? Men.
That's horrible. The memorial there was a wonderful tribute.
@@JustineBarnum men built a solution for women's problems. Women wanted electricity in order to live an easy life with comforts.
Absolutely amazing
4:50 "This process was repeated time and again to build the damn walls." :D
This is dam impressive honestly.
Are the generators replaced every so often for new more efficient versions that generate more power?
This Wikipedia link has info regarding power generation: __ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam
Original generators replacement project completed in 1993.
Respect men ...you deserved proper ppe ..a great and astonishing job was accomplished 👏
#Save kerala#save mullaperiyar
Absolutely beautiful
I was asked to name two engineering structures, and I was like
"well, damn!"
Was there two weeks ago. Very impressive! All this without computer aided design.
i’ve been sent by tiktok
Much informative documentry,much impressed by construction of old ones.
Great video. If anyone wants to know more about the Hoover Dam construction, an episode of American Experience (PBS) produced a fascinating film on the Hoover Dam, narrated by Peter Coyote. Michael Hilzik wrote a great book on the dam, "Colossus".
Thank you so much for the reference! I just downloaded the audio book!
Thank You.
Thanks, I was looking for something like this.
Good stuff! Thanks!
Saw a TikTok and I was curious 🤨
It's still a staggeringly impressive structure and driving across feels like flying
Back in the day the US government still invested in infrastructure was apparently 1931...
thx gavin
Came from the same guy🤣
Mullaperiyarinte കാര്യം💔💔
I´m even more impressed by the blueprints
Narrator: This process was repeated time and again to build the dam walls.
Nobody:
Me: tHe dAmN wALLs.
Outstanding video sir!!!
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
Ave, true to Caesar!
When I got this assignment I was hoping there would be more gambling.
Masterpiece. From India. ♥
Am I the only nutcase who just loves hearing them say "shed-yule"?
Yeah, I thought I was... [walks off, head held low in shame]
LOL It actually drives me a bit nuts but I'm getting used to it.
Robert Emerson Don't listen to folks from the U.K. speak too much then, may give you a stroke. Haha
That was a really good video, thank you.
Why isn't anyone talking about free soup?
What do you mean? Free soup was common in the depression.
No one really starved during the depression. One of the first times in history - most economic collapses in prior centuries (including 19th) were due to famine, and if not, it was something that affected only the rich.
vote for Bernie Sanders and that's what you will receive
The Hoover damn really is a sight to behold.
The reason this is such a famous US infrastructure project is because the US has stopped investing in projects benefiting the people.
That's not really even true. It's just that our nation and infrastructure needs are already long since built. What makes this one of the most famous infrastructure projects is because it was a world first (first of it's kind), and is still unique in the world (even though there are much larger dams now). The U.S. still builds all kinds of infrastructure projects benefiting the people, but most are just not as large scale. Meanwhile in countries like China, they are building the projects they need (and have not yet built), to support their national transition/industrial revolution/growing urban areas. There is close to a $Trillion dollars in roadway/freeway/bridges, light rail, subway, high speed rail, airport terminals, and other infrastructure projects either under construction, or in the planning phases in the United States right now.
Because we need money to provide welfare for all the illegals that the Democrats want to bring in. The left has given up on the American people.
polifatts illegal immigrants can’t even apply to get Welfare you Goof.
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath Historically immigrations has had a positive effect on any economy. Just facts here, not being a liberal or whatever you'd like to throw at me. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_results_of_migration
Look up "Great Wall of louisiana" very big dam. Protects lots of people.
Nice pool
Malayali undo guys
Illa
I am always amazed by the will and hard work of Americans.