[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE BOULDER DAM HOTEL ASSOCIATION

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 29, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Boulder Dam Hotel 
Association for their work in preserving the Boulder Dam Hotel.
  The Boulder Dam Hotel is an historic building constructed in 1933 
located in Boulder City, Nevada. The building is listed on the National 
Register of Historic Places and stands in the center of the nationally 
registered historic district of Boulder City. By 1934 the hotel was 
accommodating a steady clientele which included Hollywood celebrities, 
politicians, European aristocrats and Far Eastern royalty. The hotel 
gained a worldwide reputation, and as a result there were not enough 
rooms to accommodate all who wished to stay. In the summer of 1934 a 
southeast wing with 18 rooms was added, and in the fall of 1935 the 
hotel was expanded a final time with the addition of a dining room and 
30 bedrooms. Since that time the only changes have been the addition of 
a sun room off the dining room, and an elevator and swimming pool in 
the early 1980's.
  Throughout the 1930's and into the 1940's the Boulder Dam Hotel was 
maintained as southern Nevada's finest inn. As is often the case with 
historic structures, subsequent years were not as kind to the building 
and it went through a succession of owners. One of them was Senator 
Cliff McCorkle who attempted to restore it to its former glory. Though 
a significant amount of work was done, that effort was not successful 
and in later years it fell into disrepair and was largely unprofitable.
  A number of Boulder City citizens became concerned that the community 
might lose this beautiful structure, so they formed a group called 
Friends of the Hotel and investigated the feasibility of taking the 
building into public ownership. On December 15, 1993, 60 years to the 
date after the first opening of the Hotel, a newly formed organization, 
the Boulder Dam Hotel Association, Inc., formally took possession of 
the hotel. The Association is comprised of the city of Boulder City, 
the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce, the Boulder City Arts Council, 
and the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association. It has a 12-
member board composed of 2 members appointed by each of the owners and 
4 additional members who were selected from the community at large by 
the initial 8 members.
  Mr. Speaker, for more than a decade the Boulder Dam Hotel Association 
has worked to preserve and restore this beautiful and important part of 
southern Nevada's history. I am honored to recognize them on the floor 
of the House today.

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