Hodge, Carlton R., 1901-1957
Person
Biography
Carl Russell Hodge was born August 13, 1901 in Paw Paw, Michigan. City directories from the 1950s list him as a factory worker. He is credited with being the name behind "Carl's Old Dutch Station", a gas station or auto station on Westnedge in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Hodge was married in Indiana in 1930, was drafted for World War II in 1942, and died in 1957, in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Carl’s Old Dutch Station Chart
Item — Folder 1
Identifier: RH-A-4350
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of one calendar/map/distance chart, most likely made around 1940, from Carl’s Old Dutch Station, which was located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Several features can be found on the container. On the front side there is a calendar for April 1940 to March 1941, the address and phone number for Carl’s Old Dutch Station, a list of services the Station offers, and directions for use. The station was located at 1223 S. Westnedge Ave, an address which no longer...
Dates:
approximately 1940