The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-01
NEABREEzE and
y BEACH. two enter.


although incorporated =
municipalities. The town
the peninsula north and 90
distance of from three and s
to four miles, and extend s :
west from the SURFING 49,
Atlantic Ocean to the Halfts<
the beautiful tide-water IL
sets them apart from ysylc
which they have Close g
by means of three bridge 3
half-hour ferry service.
Seabreeze and Dzytona BescI
essentially summer and wfz
sorts and are making hund
new friends every year an,or<
who desire to escape the discD
ing extremes of heat and cold
their hotels and boarding hoS
are now receiving splendid ~
age from the most discri,n5..,: =
class of tourists.
The mean average Temperatures
degrees IN the summer and 70 detxe
in the winter, with an occasio-si
extra rise or drop of few DAYS, a.
alton, marks this as one Of the NJ
healthfu1 locations in any serf;,.. 8 +
the country, north, east. south o. =
The ocean itself, with its marvel
beach, hard as macadam and 81
as floor, is the greatest aftr,1
although earth and air and skv
to have entered into a comhi =
to enhance its every charm ~
beach is the famous automobiIe ~
course where every worlds str,i<1
away record has been made, ana 81
these records it continues to ho16
without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speedu,z
is composed largely of the shells g
the coquina clam, which are ahorl
one-half inch long and very thin.
For ages Nature has been rolf;n6
them up. washing them hack into the
surf and pulverizing them. Examined
under the microscope each particle
is round, unfit for mortar, bnildex,
say, because its smoothness prevent,
its holding together, yet. stranfe 10
contemplate, the very moment wave
leaves the wet, apparently soft bach,
these round PARTICLES settle down
into cement almost as hard as as
phalt, beyond the comprehension oil
ons who has not seen it. Repairs are
unnecessary, as twice each "a hours
it 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 OF
eight hours for automobiline some
part Of each day.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach each
have permanent population Of ap
proxinstely 1900 Sanitary ordi
nances are strictly enforced, street.
and sidewalks are we'll kept, and
new streets are being opened as fas
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 a Congregations
Church; at Daytona Beach IS NJ E
Church. An excellent high school
is situated near the division line be-
tween the two towns, Both town:
have enterprisine business establish
hshments, as IS evidenced by th'
advertisements on the left and right
All the attractiveness OF Seabreez,
applies to Daytona Beach, the two
towns being so similarly situated
The development Of Daytona Beacf
has been fully as phenomenal as it
sister on the north, and each yea
there IS a substantial growth. Th'
great sand dunes have been levelee
and handsome homes have beer
built for both winter and all-year
roud occupancy. Towering shrub
have been planted, which are coveret
with wealth OF bloom beth summe
/ and winter.
Work OF rebuilding the ClarendoI
hotel IS now in progress. This mag
nlhcent fire. proof structure, which l
to contain ESQ rooms, when com
pleted will be the peer OF any hote
in Florida The site is immediately
north of the clubhouse of the Florid;
East Coast Automobile Association
The Ocean Pier is a great attraction
to fishermen and it is lined sumrns'
and winter with enthusiastic disci
pies OF Iziak Walton, who find |
nothing unusual to land fsh weigh
ing several hundred pounds.