The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-09
NEABREEzE and DAYror.

fax Peninsula, are geoeraphizllv 8.
although incorporated as sen,--.
municipalities. The towns -
the peninsula north and sonsh -
distance of from three and op.-k.'.
to four miles. and extend east -
west from the SURFING seas 81 Il
Atlantic Ocean to the HALIFAX p
the beautiful Underwater stream -
sets them apart from DaytOna r;,s
which they have close commr...
by means Of three bridges, as ven =
q half-hour ferry service.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach -
essentially summer and w;nt,~
sorts and are making hundr,a. -
ne" friends every year among tso..
who desire to escape the discOu,ec..
ing extremes of heat and cola -
their hotels and boarding bore.
are now receiving splendid rstr,.
age from the most discrimiua,;,<
class Of tourists.
The mean average temper..,-. :.
degrees IN the summer and 70 desr,..
in the winter, with an occa.;o.-,
extra rise or drop of a few davS' Ar
alton, marks this as one Of N. -
healthful locations in any section a
the country north, east, south or we,s
The ocean itself, with its narveIou.
beach, hard as macadam and Sroo.h
as a floor, is the greatest attrzet;o,
although earth and air and sky sem
to have entered into a combinat;o,
to enhance its every charm. HI
beach is the famous automobile rae,
course where every worlds stra;sh.-
away record has been made. and an
these records it continues to bols
without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speed~,vt
is composed largely of the shells Of
the coquina clam, which are ahout
one-half inch long and yer. thin
For ages Nature has been rollins
them up, washing them back into the
surf and pulveriZine 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 a wave
leaves the wet, apparently soft beach.
these round particles settle down
into a 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
1t IS entirely rebuilt by the tides |
The beach has width of 800 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 a permanent population Of APP
proximately 1900 Sanitary ordi-
nances are strictly enforced, streets
and sidewalks are well kept, and
new streets are being opened as fast
Is the increasing population de-
hands. Besides hotels and boarding
houses there is ample cottage aceo- h
notation for all, winter visitors. \
Seabreeze contains a handsome /
'Pera house and a Congregational i
-hurch; at DaytOna Beach is NJ. E Il
An excellent high school K
S situated near the division line be-
ween the two towns. Both towns
AVE enterPrising business establish |
ishments, as IS evidenced by the
advertisements on the left and right
All the attractiveneSs of Seabreeze
PPlies to Daytona Beach, the two
owns being 50 similarly situated
he development of DaytCna Beach
as been fully as phenomenal as ITS
lster on the north, and each year .
here IS a substantial growth, The :
reat sand dunes have been leveled
nd handsome homes have been
uilt for both winter and all-yeAr- Il
bud occupancy. FlOwerins shrubs III
ave been planted, which are covered ID
18th a wealth Of bloom both summer :
nd winter. II
Work Of rebuilding the Clarendon
otel IS now in progress. This nag
lhcent 6re-proOf structure which Is
contain $50 rooms, when COM
-eted will be the peer Of any hotel 10
Florida. The site IS Immediately
birth Of the clubhouse Of the Florlda
asst Coast Automobile Association c
The Ocean Pier is a great attraction
fishermen and It is lined summer
ID winter with enthusiastic discl-
Is of Iziak Walton, ~ho find It
,thing unusual to land fish weigh r