Tampa’s most famous strip clubs now have the same owner, with 2001 Odyssey‘s recent acquisition of its neighbor across the street.
Don Kleinhans, owner of 2001 (the one with the spaceship), told the Tampa Bay Times that the deal—which gives him the business, not the land at 2040 N Dale Mabry Hwy.—was finalized in January.
Kleinhans, 60, added that he wants it to be the same club, but just refreshed, with new light fixtures, sound system and bathroom upgrades.
The sale is a big development in the story of Mons Venus owner Joe Redner, Tampa’s activist strip club king and medical marijuana advocate.
Redner—who previously ran for state house and senate—is most known for his controversial and much-publicized conflict with a “six-foot-rule” the city of Tampa was trying to establish back in the ‘90s. The rule would have required the performers to maintain at least a six feet distance from patrons.
He is also known to always have a female in charge of managing the performers, which has carried over to this expansion. Kleinhans told the Times he appointed the new general manager of Mons Venus to be former Miss Nude World, Bambi Wilde.
Contacted by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Redner, 85, declined to comment on the matter.
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This article appears in May 8-14, 2025.