Rendering of the new Evel Knievel Museum in the Mission Linen Building. Photo: Dapper Companies
In this August 20, 1974 file photo, daredevil motorcyclist Evel Knievel poses at the outdoor Canadian National Exhibition Center in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Rendering of the new Evel Knievel Museum in the Mission Linen Building. Photo: Dapper Companies
Construction has begun on a new building for the Evel Knievel Museum in Las Vegas, moving from its previous location in Topeka, Kansas.
Dapper Companies has broken ground on the 32,000-square-foot Mission Linen building at 1001 S. First St. downtown. The building will also house Mothership Coffee Roasters and a heavy metal-themed pizza parlor.
Construction completion schedule and development costs have not been disclosed.
“I can’t think of a better place to display Evel Knievel’s legacy than in Las Vegas,” said Kelly Knievel, Evel Knievel’s son. “With his guts, charisma, and showmanship, he built a legacy that is still strong 50 years after the crash at Caesars Palace. In addition to all of my father’s memorabilia, we are proud to honor the We have the latest and greatest razzmatazz worthy of “Of the Daredevil.” ”
Plans to move the museum to Las Vegas were first announced in 2021.
Mike Patterson, the museum’s co-founder and director, said the museum first opened in Topeka in 2017.
According to the museum’s website, the museum was founded in the 1970s to compile and preserve authentic Ebel Knievel artifacts, documents, and photographs for posterity, and to educate about the cultural influence that Ebel had on a generation of fans in the 1970s. It is said that
“We have received numerous prestigious awards over the years,” Patterson said. “This honor caught the attention of his J. Dapper, who saw it as his mission to make room for the attraction to move from Topeka to Las Vegas.”
Dapper Companies has a number of projects underway in downtown Las Vegas. That includes putting the finishing touches on renovations being done at the former site of the Nevada Savings and Loan Association building, one block off Fremont Street.
In March 2021, Dapper purchased the Huntridge Theater for $4 million, and the company’s total investment portfolio in the downtown area includes $25 million worth of real estate across six properties.
Contact Patrick Blennerhassett at pblennerhassett@reviewjournal.com.
