Mark Meadows you will be missed!!
When in Hot Springs you gotta stop at Maxine’s. They have the best deep dish pizza!!
EXPLAINING THE NAME MAXINE:
We hail the old audacious ways of Maxine Temple Jones…she was “the madam of the most notorious brothel in one of the most well-known resort towns in the USA” quoted in the book, Maxine “Call Me Madam” The Life and Times of a Hot Springs Madam….
Once here she just fell in love with the town, and soon bought her first brothel located right above our bar, the entrance was on Prospect. She purchased the space in 1950 for just $1,000. The first night she owned the brothel house she had to turn a few “tricks” herself but that was the very last night of that. She made the decision the next day to be only the boss or “madam” and demand the respect of her girls and customers and run her business right. She was a success as far as whorehouses go. “When I was on top of the heap, I’d clear five thousand dollars a night. I had a Cadillac, a mink coat and a ranch. I rubbed shoulders with all the big politicians and their wives and they accepted me socially.” This was her top and there was definitely a bottom. There was prison, mobsters, threats, fires, FBI issues, judges, love affairs, friendships, and wars. Ultimately Maxine was a businesswoman. She was strong, courageous, and powerful. She set goals and reached them, she was fearless and fought for what she believed would work-a true rebel… we love her tenacity.
