The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15
and DAr
. BEACH, two enterpr;s

although incorporated a
municipalities. The town. -
the peninsula north and soutS =
distance of from three and a.
to four miles, and extend e.sf
west from the SURFING seas s.
Atlantic Ocean to the Ha1if.x -.
the beautiful tide-water STR,
sets them apart from DAYTON, ~i,1
which they have close comu,,.
by means of three bridges. = ,..I,'
half-hour ferry service.
Seabreeze and Daytona Be,<
essentially summer and VIM
sorts and are making hundxe1
new friends every year among fho
who desire to escape the discon,f.,s
ing extremes of heat and cold 80
their hotels and boarding 81.
are now receiving splendid p,fr
age from the most discrim;n,t;.
class of tourists.
The mean average temperstuxe s
degrees In the summer and 70 de<.,.1 |
III the winter, with an occas;c,:1
extra rise or drop of a few DAYS, d..
alton, marks this as one of the ms,
heaithful locations in any section i
the country, north. east, south or 49,
The ocean itself, with its marvelor.1
beach, hard as macadam and smocf1,
as a floor, is the greatest attrsct;on
although earth and air and slrv SEE,
to have entered into ! comb;n,t
to enhance its every charm IhS|
beach is the famous automobile -
course where every worlds str.;Shl.|
away record has been made, and 81
these records it continues to hold|
without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speede,x,
is composed largely of the shells 81
the coquina clam, which are sbcuf
one-half inch long and very thin.
For ages Nature has been rollins
them up, washing them back into the
surf and pulverizine them. Examined
under the microscope each particl<
is round, unfit for mortar, builders
say, because its smoothness prevents
its holding together, yet, strange 10
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 800 to 500
feet, and can be used from two hours
after until two hours before high tide,
thus giving an averase of seven Or.
eight hours for automobiling some
Pal Oi SdCH Qdy.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach each
have permanent population of APP
proximately 1900. Sanitary ordi-
nances are strictly enforced, streets
and sidewalks are we'll 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 handsome
opera house and a Congregational
Church; at Daytona Beach is NJ E.
Church. An excellent high school
is situated near the division line be-
tween the two towns. Both towns
have enterprising business establish
lishments, 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. Flowering shrubs
have been planted, which arc covered
with wealth of bloom both summer
and winter.
Work of rebuilding the Clarendon
hotel is now in progress. This mag
nihcent hre-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 F1orlda
East Coast Automobile Association.
The Ocean Pier is great attraction
to fishermen and it IS lined summer
and winter with enthusiastic dlsci-
pies Of Iziak Walton, who find It
- fish WGlQl-