Getting there
Leather Archives & Museum
6418 N. Greenview Ave.,
Chicago,
IL
A memorial service will be held for Bob Maddox, co-founder of the legendary Male Hide Leathers, Inc. Maddox passed away Oct.25, 2009 at the age of 74. He and his lover and partner, Frank Goley, began making leather attire for friends at their kitchen table before opening their first store. In 1972, Bob and Frank set up shop in the basement of the Gold Coast bar 501 N. Clark, and which was itself internationally known as a center of gay male leather culture. Bob was interred next to Frank in Pineville, KY on October 30th.