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But is the star map there? This article seems to imply that it got demolished in 2022: https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/save-the-star-map https://www.oskarjwh

by krisoft 9mo ago

But is the star map there? This article seems to imply that it got demolished in 2022: https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/save-the-star-map https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/save-the-star-map If so that is somewhat ironic. A message intended to communicate a date to thousands of years into the future got demolished a mere 86 years after its creation due to a drainage issue and a contract dispute.

joezydeco 9mo ago
It's in pieces, evidenced here: https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/save-the-star-map-december-2023-update https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/save-the-star-map-decembe...
- Tylast 9mo ago
  At a loss for words. :|
  - wegwerf0815 9mo ago
    [dead]
- rburhum 9mo ago
  That is a crime of humanity. Terrible!
- echelon 9mo ago
  This is horrible! I always wanted to visit this. :(
ofalkaed 9mo ago
It is currently under reconstruction, it sounds like much of it was beyond salvage and has to be remade but it is difficult to find much info on this, bits and pieces strewn about the web. The project was resumed in 2023 and the BOR stated they were still committed to reconstructing the star map. In 2024 they completed the new underlayment and I have yet to find anything from 2025 other than that Monument plaza is still closed to the public.
tempaccsoz5 9mo ago
The same website says that as of 2024, it is slowly being reconstructed: https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/2024-hoover-dam-star-map-update https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/2024-hoover-dam-star-map-...
andrejk 9mo ago
I'd have to look at what it looked like before, but when I visited there earlier this month, I didn't see any restoration in progress and the star map was open. I didn't take a ton of photos in that area, and here are the only two of the monument I grabbed: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qgJ3x5za82EiFz5P7 https://photos.app.goo.gl/qgJ3x5za82EiFz5P7
- waterheater 9mo ago
  From my cursory web searches, your photos may be the first online evidence that the restoration project was indeed completed.
- tyuu 9mo ago
  This is the second-best way to doxx HN users I've ever seen.
  - istjohn 9mo ago
    And the best way is...?
    - bravoetch 9mo ago
      Job ads. It's job ads.
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- krisoft 9mo ago
  Thank you for the confirmation! This is so good to hear.
venusenvy47 9mo ago
On Google maps, someone posted a photo from 9 months ago, explaining the restoration.

by krisoft 9mo ago

joezydeco 9mo ago

It's in pieces, evidenced here: https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/save-the-star-map-december-2023-update https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/save-the-star-map-decembe...

Tylast 9mo ago
At a loss for words. :|
- wegwerf0815 9mo ago
  [dead]
rburhum 9mo ago
That is a crime of humanity. Terrible!
echelon 9mo ago
This is horrible! I always wanted to visit this. :(

ofalkaed 9mo ago

It is currently under reconstruction, it sounds like much of it was beyond salvage and has to be remade but it is difficult to find much info on this, bits and pieces strewn about the web. The project was resumed in 2023 and the BOR stated they were still committed to reconstructing the star map. In 2024 they completed the new underlayment and I have yet to find anything from 2025 other than that Monument plaza is still closed to the public.

tempaccsoz5 9mo ago

The same website says that as of 2024, it is slowly being reconstructed: https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/2024-hoover-dam-star-map-update https://www.oskarjwhansen.org/news/2024-hoover-dam-star-map-...

andrejk 9mo ago

I'd have to look at what it looked like before, but when I visited there earlier this month, I didn't see any restoration in progress and the star map was open. I didn't take a ton of photos in that area, and here are the only two of the monument I grabbed: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qgJ3x5za82EiFz5P7 https://photos.app.goo.gl/qgJ3x5za82EiFz5P7

waterheater 9mo ago
From my cursory web searches, your photos may be the first online evidence that the restoration project was indeed completed.
tyuu 9mo ago
This is the second-best way to doxx HN users I've ever seen.
- istjohn 9mo ago
  And the best way is...?
  - bravoetch 9mo ago
    Job ads. It's job ads.
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- deleted 9mo ago
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krisoft 9mo ago
Thank you for the confirmation! This is so good to hear.

venusenvy47 9mo ago

On Google maps, someone posted a photo from 9 months ago, explaining the restoration.