Gordon Carl Hoffeld was born and raised in the Edgemere area of Baltimore City. His father and mother divorced when he was in the eighth grade and he had to quit school to support his mother. He owned and operated a 'Crown' Service Station at the intersection of Old Joppa Rd and what is now I-695. While growing up, Gordon had snow white hair until about age 13. The kids in the neighborhood nicknamed him 'Whitey" and the name followed him to his grave. Gordon moved to Daytona Beach, Florida in 1946 and found quite the niche in the "World's Most Famous Beach". He ran unsuccessfully for City Council in Daytona Beach in 1966 and was a supporter of trying to bring Disney World to Daytona. He owned and operated "Whitey's 66 Service Station" first at the corner of Main St. and Peninsula (across from Pinewood Cemetery and the Boot Hill Saloon)and then moved to Broadway (US92) and Peninsula in 1971. Whitey was known to famous people of Daytona, such as Mary Mcleod Bethune, Ron Rice (Hawaiian Tropic), Fireball Roberts, and Bill France, Sr. He was a founder and active in the Harry Raines(40802215)Lodge of the FOPA (Fraternal Order of Police Associates) and the Masons.
Gordon Carl Hoffeld was born and raised in the Edgemere area of Baltimore City. His father and mother divorced when he was in the eighth grade and he had to quit school to support his mother. He owned and operated a 'Crown' Service Station at the intersection of Old Joppa Rd and what is now I-695. While growing up, Gordon had snow white hair until about age 13. The kids in the neighborhood nicknamed him 'Whitey" and the name followed him to his grave. Gordon moved to Daytona Beach, Florida in 1946 and found quite the niche in the "World's Most Famous Beach". He ran unsuccessfully for City Council in Daytona Beach in 1966 and was a supporter of trying to bring Disney World to Daytona. He owned and operated "Whitey's 66 Service Station" first at the corner of Main St. and Peninsula (across from Pinewood Cemetery and the Boot Hill Saloon)and then moved to Broadway (US92) and Peninsula in 1971. Whitey was known to famous people of Daytona, such as Mary Mcleod Bethune, Ron Rice (Hawaiian Tropic), Fireball Roberts, and Bill France, Sr. He was a founder and active in the Harry Raines(40802215)Lodge of the FOPA (Fraternal Order of Police Associates) and the Masons.
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