Mame Faye

Mame Faye, born Mary Alice Faye (August 15, 1866 – May 5, 1943), (sometimes spelled Mame Fay, Mayme Fay, Maime Fay, etc.) was a madam from Troy, New York. She ran a brothel at 1725 6th Avenue in the heart of the red-light district, which was known as The Line, from approximately 1906 to 1941. Her clients included politicians, factory workers and military men.

Personal life Mame Faye was born Mary Alice Fahey, the daughter of Irish immigrants Thomas Fahey and Margaret McNamara Fahey. She had two siblings: Thomas, who was killed when struck by a train in 1896, and Martha, who later married Michael Myers. but Mrs. Mary Bonter reported herself "single" or "widowed" on censuses from 1910 on. Lane and Lanesey are both graduates of the RPI.