The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-29

SEABREEzE and DAYroNAI

lax peninsula, are geographically one
although incorporated as separ,t.
municipalities. The towns parable,
the peninsula north and south for /.
distance of from three and one-half
to four miles, and extend east and
west from the surging seas of th.
Atlantic Ocean TO the Halifax River
the beautiful Underwater stream tb.t
sets them apart from Daytona with
which they have close communion
by means Of three bridges, as well ~
half-hour ferry service.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach are
essentially summer and winter r..
sorts and are making hundreds az
new friends every year among those
who desire to escape the discomfort.
ing extremes of heat and cold. and
their hotels and boarding houses
are now receiving splendid patron.
age from the most discriminaf;ns
class of tourists.
The mean average temperature. 30
degrees in the summer and 20 degrees
IN the winter, with an occasional
extra rise or drop of few DAYS dur.
alton, marks this as one of the most
healthfu1 locations in any section ~
the country, north, east, south or west
The ocean itself. with its marvellous
beach, hard as macadam and smooth
as a floor, is the greatest attraction
although earth and air and sky seem
to have entered into combination
to enhance its every charm. The
beach is the famous automobile race
course where every worlds straight
away record has been made, and all
these records it continues to hold
without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speedway
iscomposed largely of the shells of
the coquina clam, which are about
oneshalf inch long and very thin.
For ages Nature has been rollins
them mp, washing them back into the
surf and pulverizing them. Examined
under the microscope each particle
is round, unfit for mortar, builders
say, because its smoothness prevents
its holding together, yet, strange to
contemplate, the very moment wave
leaves the wet, apparently soft beach,
these round particles settle down
into cement almost as hard as as
phalt, beyond the comprehension of
one who has not seen it. Repairs are
unnecessary, as twice each "a hours
it is entirely rebuilt by the tides.
The beach has a width of 300 to 500
feet, and can. be used from two hours
after until two hours before high tide.
thus giving an average of seven or
eight hours for automobilins some
part of each day:
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach each
have permanent population OF ap-
proximately 1900. Sanitary ordi-
nances are strictly enforced, streets
and sidewalks are well kept and
new streets are being opened as fast
as the increasing population de-
mands. Besides hotels and boarding
houses there is ample cottage acco-
mediation for all winter visitors.
Seabreeze contains a handsome
opera house and Congregational
Church; at Daytona Beach is a M. E.
Church. An excellent high school
is situated near the division line be-
tween the two towns. Both towns
have enterprising business establish
Ishments, as is evidenced by the
| advertisements on the left and right.
All the attractiveness of Seabreeze
applies to Daytona Beach, the two
towns being SO similarly situated.
,, The development of Daytona Beach
has been fully as phenomenal as its
sister on the north, and each year
there is substantial growth, The
great sand dunes have been leveled
and handsome homes have been
built for both winter and all-year-
roud occupancy. Flowerins shrubs
have been planted, which are covered
with wealth of bloom both summer
and winter.
Work of rebuilding the Clarendon
hotel is now in progress. This mag
nihcent fre-proof structure, which is
to contain $50 rooms, when COM
pleted will be the peer of any hotel
in Florida. The site is Immediately
north of the clubhouse of the Flo: ;da
East Coast Automobile Association.
The Ocean Pier is a great attraction
to fishermen and it IS lined summer
and winter with enthusiastic disci-
pies of Iziak Walton, who find it
nothing unusual to land fish weigh
ing several hundred pounds.