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 Joseph Lowthian Hudson Posted by:  Don.Morfe
N 42° 26.574 W 083° 07.650
17T E 325028 N 4701145
Department store magnate. More commonly known as J.L. Hudson, as in J.L. Hudson's Deptartment Store. Posthumously, the department stores became the nation's 3rd-largest in 1927 behind R.H. Macy in New York and Marshall Field's in Chicago.
Waymark Code: WM12T75
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2020
Views: 2
He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Section 10.
Description:
From Find A Grave: Department store magnate. More commonly known as J.L. Hudson, as in J.L. Hudson's Deptartment Store, he came to Detroit, Michigan in 1877, opening a men's & boy's clothing store in 1881 at age 35. In 1891, he built an 8-story store in downtown Detroit, which, together with a 1907 addition, was demolished in the 1920s. In 1911, he opened a store on Detroit's main street, Woodward Ave., adding to it between 1925-28 with 16-stories, part of which extended into a 25-story tower. A 12-story addition was built in 1946, by which time the store had 2.2 million sq. ft. or 49 acres of floor space. In 1912, he took a trip to England & died of pneumonia; his sister's sons took over the store. Posthumously, the department stores became the nation's 3rd-largest in 1927 behind R.H. Macy in New York and Marshall Field's in Chicago.
Date of birth: 10/17/1846
Date of death: 07/05/1912
Area of notoriety: Science/Technology
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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