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The very first store in Primm was actually across the line in California. - Amid all the Nevada gambling excesses in the town, this store sold California lottery tickets. Besides casinos, clothing outlet stores were big business in Primm. Crossing the Nevada desert heading for Las Vegas.
Picking up Chuck at the Las Vegas, Nevada, airport. Lake Mead as seen from Boulder City, Nevada. Bill and Chuck. We crossed Hoover Dam and parked on the Arizona side. - This is looking north up the Colorado River from the Arizona bank.
During winter, Arizona and Nevada observe different times. - During our tour, we asked the guide how the dam workers there dealt - with that. He said they have agreed to all just use Nevada time. The gold doors were quite elaborate on these towers.  They led to restrooms. - The dam was built during the Art Deco period and it oozed of it. The murals were interesting too.

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