The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-23
CEABREEzE and DAYToNA.
- BEACH, two enterprisine and

progressive towns On the Hail.
tax Peninsula, are geographically one |
although incorporated as separate
municipalities. The towns parallel |
the peninsula north and south for ! |
distance of from three and one-ha1fl
to four miles, and extend east and
west from the SURFING seas of the
Atlantic Ocean to the HALIFAX River
the beautiful tide-water stream that
sets them apart from Daytona with
which they have close communion
by means of three bridges. as well as |
half-hour ferry service.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach are
essentially summer and winter re.
sorts and are making hundreds of
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 discriminatins
\
class of tourists
The mean average temperature. go
degrees in the summer and 10 degrees
IN the winter, with an occasional
extra rise or drop of few DAYS dur
alton, marks this as one of the most
healthful locations in any section of
the country, north, east, south or west.
The ocean itself. with its marvellous
beach, hard as macadam and smooth
as 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 ali
these records it continues to hold
without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speedway
is composed largely of the shells of
the coquina clam, which are about
one-half inch long and very thin.
For ages Nature has been rolling
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
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 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
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 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. Towering 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
niicent fire. 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
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.