The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-08
CEABREEzE and DAVE.

lax peninsula are geographicallv j.
although incorporated as -.
municipalities The towns 60,
the peninsula north and sontb q.
distance of from three and On. -
to. four miles, and extend e..,
west from the surgins seas ~ 81
Atlantic Ocean to the Haliiax p;...
the beautiful tide-water str.,r. f..
sets them apart from Daysou. -.
which they have close. eomm,,..-
by means of three bridges a zen 9.
a half-hour ferry service.
Scabreeze and Daytona Beaeb =.
essentially summer and uiDt-, :.
sorts and are making hundr,d. !.
ne" friends every year arnons a..
who desire to escape the disc0mi,-.
ing extremes of heat and cold -
their hotels and boarding hss...
are now receiving splendid u.s,.,.
age from the most discriuuin,ts-.
class Of tourists.
The mean average temperature a.
degrees in the summer and 70 des,...
in the winter, with an occasi.,,l
extra rise or drop of few davs' Ar.
alton, marks this as one of the L.s..|
healthful locations in any section :,
the country, north, east, south or we..
The ocean itself, with its marveiov,
beach, hard as macadam and srnS6ss
as floor, is the greatest attracts.
although earth and air and sky SEEN
to have entered into a combinae;e,
to enhance its every charm Ii,
beach is the famous automobile rae.
course where every worlds strzisht.
away record has been made, and All
these records it continues TO hid
without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speedway
is composed largely of the shells q
the coquina clam, which are about
one-half inch long and very hin.
For ages Nature has been rolling
them up, washing them back into tAe
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 70
contemplate, the very moment a 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 idea
The beach has a width Of 800 to 500
feet, and can be used from two hours
after until two hours before hiSh tide
thus giving an average Of seven or
eight hours for automobiling SONS
part of each day.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach saeh
have permanent population Of ap-
PfoximateIy 1900: Sanitary 'crdi-
nances are strictly enforced, streets
and sidewalks are well kept, and
new streets are being opened al fast
as the increasing population de-
mands. Besides hotels and boarding
houses there is ample cottage aeco-
mediation for all winter visitors
Seabreeze contains a handsome
opera house and a Congregational
Church; at Daytona Beach is a NJ z
Church. An excellent high. school
S situated near the division line be-
tween the two towns. Both towns
have enterprising business establish
hshments, 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 a substantial growth, The
great sand dunes have been leveled
and handsome homes have been
built for both winter and all-year-
roud occupancy. FloSering shrubs
have been planted, which are covered
with a wealth Of bloom both summer
and winter.
Work Of rebuilding the Clarendon
hotel Is now IN progress This mag
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 Florida
East Coast Automobile Association
The Ocean Pier IS a great attraction
o fishermen and it is lined summer
md winter with enthusiastic dlse1-
Pies Of Iziak Walton, Who md II
lOfbin6 unuSraI 70 land FISH weigh !