The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-28
~EABREEzE and DAYrsI


Municipalities. The towns pss..l
the peninsula north and soufh 81
distance of from three and on. /;
to four miles, and extend ezsi
west from the surging seas s.
Atlantic Ocean to the Halifzx ri
the beautiful tide water stre.rn 4: So
sets them apart from Daytoua -
which they have close commpn;.
by means OF three bridges, as wei S.
a half-hour ferry service.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach -
essentially summer and winter -
sorts and are making hundred. &
ne" friends every year among tho.@
who desire to escape the discomfart.
ing extremes of heat and cold. an.y
their hotels and boarding house.|
are now receiving splendid patron
age from the most discriminat;ns
class of tourists.
The mean average temperature "a
degrees IN the summer and 10 doors.
IN the winter, with an occasional
extra rise or drop Of a few days dr.
alton, marks this as one of the n,r<t
healthful locations IN any section e
the country. north. east, south or west
The ocean itself. with its marvelon.
beach, hard as macadam and smo,4h
as foors is the greatest attraction.
although earth and air and sky seem
to havel entered into a combination
to enhance its every charm Thr
beach is the famous automobile racI
course where every worlds strsiahf.
away record has been made, and ii
these records it continues to hold
without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speedway
IS composed largely of the shells q
the coquina clam, which are abouI
one-half inch long and very thin
For ages Nature has been rollin,
them up. washing them back into Is.
surf and pulverizing them. Examine<
under the microscope each PARTED,
Is round, unfit for mortar, builder.
say, because its smcothness prevenf,
its holding together. yet, strange L
contemplate. the very moment Eav,
leaves the wet, apparently soft beach
these round PARTICLES settle dcxz
into cement almost as hard as as
phalt. beyond the comprehensive o
one who has not seen it. Repairs ~
unnecessary, as twice each q hour
IT IS entirely rebuilt by the tides
The beach has width OF 500 to 50
feet, and can be used from two hour
after until two hours before high tids
thus giving an average OF seven 0
eight hours for automobiling som
part of each day.
Seabreeze and Day tona Beach eac
have permanent population Of AZ
proximately 1900. Sanitary ordi
nances are strictly enforced, street
and sidewalks are veil kept, an
new streets are being opened as laz
as the increasing population do
mands. Besides hotels and bozrdin
I. houses there Is ample cottage zccc
mediation for all winter visitors
Seabreeze contains handsom
opera house and Congregations
Church; at Daytona Beach IS Il |
s Church. An excellent high scho<
IS situated near. the division line b
tween the two8to~ns. Both toNn
have enterprising business establish
lishments, as i evidenced By h
advertisements On the left and rlsh
All the attractiyeness OF Seabreez
applies to Daytona Beach. the IN
towns being 50 similarly situates
The development al Daytona Beac
has been fully As phenomenal As i
sister on the north. and each yes
there is substantial grosth- p
great sand dunes have been levele
and handsome homes have bee
built for both winter and zll-ycz'
roud occupancy. Flosersns shrzt
have been planted. which are covers
with wealth OF bloom both SuHams
and winter.
Work OF rebuilding the Clzr<ndc
hotel IS nov IN progress Tbs "a
nifcent fire. proof structure. which
TO contain $50 rooms, when Con
/ pleted will be the peer OF any bot
IN Florida The site IS immedlzfsi
north of the clubhouse Of the Fioz1o
East Coast Automobile Assccsztso'
The Ocean Pier 5 great attracted
to fishermen and il Is lined suran'
and winter with enthusiastic disc
/ pies of Iziak Walton. who aud
nothing unusual 70 land rssh rsssl
/. ing several hundred pounds