Dutch Arnold
Dutch Arnold was the saloon keeper on S. Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
My grandfather had this photograph and explained to me that he was “Dutch Arnold, the saloon keeper,” but I don’t believe Dutch was a relative.
So I looked him up and found out that the man has a history.
From the Kalamazoo Gazette files
Read more articlesabout Dutch.
The Family Kalamazoo 
Weren’t the “Gazette” — and Kalamazoo — fun! I will add a little to the lore of the Columbia Hotel, now Columbia Building. That’s where Elvis was supposedly spotted early in the 1980s, and he now has an office there. Pursuant to the Sarkozy Bakery on Burdick St. burning down a couple of years ago, space is being made for the bakery to rebuild in the Columbia Building. I wonder if Elvis is among those being kicked out to make room for the bakery,
Haha, Wilma, that’s a wonderful story. I wonder if he pays rent for the office? Maybe they will just double his rent ;). In the above article about Dutch, I particularly love how it says “He had an extensive trade among his own countrymen.” Since when did the Reformed drink? You can’t imagine how much this surprised me, but I guess that means I still see the world, in some ways, as I was brought up to see it.
Maybe beer was not frowned on?
Um, I would think so . . . .
I enjoyed these articles so much. Dutch sounds like he was quite a colorful character.
EmilyAnn, yes, isn’t he a hoot, really? Like a character in a movie!
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