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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of the Mob Museum and its building.
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Courthouse, restoration and museum
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1933
Post office and courthouse
The Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse is built on Stewart Avenue.
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1950–51
The Kefauver hearings
One of the Senate committee’s national hearings on organised crime takes place in the building’s courtroom.
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2000
A sale for one dollar
The federal government sells the building to the city, on condition that it is restored for a cultural use.
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2002
A museum proposed
A museum of organised crime and law enforcement is proposed for the building.
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14 February 2012
Opening day
The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement opens to the public.
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2017
Accreditation
The museum receives accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums.
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2018
The Underground
A speakeasy and working distillery open in the basement.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
