The Black Hole (Black Hole Surplus)

The Black Hole (Black Hole Surplus) The late Ed Grothus (1923-2009) designed and commissioned two granite obelisks to commemorate the historic role Los Alamos played in the Nuclear Age.

Former Surplus Store and Museum - now permanently closed - land being redeveloped as high density housing - 44 single family attached homes - http://homesbyrutherford.com/ The work in Los Alamos ended WWII, and saved millions of lives and is the foundation of the Nuclear Age. The obelisks are white granite and are designed to sit on black bases, “doomsday stones,” engraved with text in 15 languages that describe the “most significant man-made event in human history.” These Rosetta Stones for the Nuclear Age document the atomic history. Important to him among the messages engraved in stone was, “No one is secure unless everyone is secure.” When assembled, each monument will weigh over 39 tons and stand nearly 40 feet tall. The obelisks are in storage in Los Alamos, while we work on finding a suitable location for installation..

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4015 Arkansas Avenue
Los Alamos, NM
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