The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-22
NEABREEzE and DAYro1

progressive towns on 81
far Peninsula, are gsoeraphic.l,.
although incorporated a.
municipalities. The towns -
the peninsula north and soufb -
distance of from three and on.'....
to four miles, and extend e,..
west from the sursins sea. -
Atlantic Ocean to the Halifar 81
the beautiful Underwater .tr~,.. !.
sets them apart from DAYTON. =.
which they have close eomm.,,
by means OF three bridges, az van 9
haIf-hour ferry service
Seabreeze and Daytoua Be.es
essentially summer and wints,.
sorts and are making hundr,s. s.
ne" friends every year among -.
who desire to escape the diseo-s..
ing extremes of heat and cold 81.
their hotels and boardius ~.
are now receiving, splendid u.,r,.
age from the most discrim;r.,.-.
class of tourists.
The mean average temper,.,-. 81
degrees in the summer and 70 49,.
IN the winter, with an oee,s;.--,
extra rise or drop of a few dav,' -
alton, marks this as one Of n. -.
healthful locations in any secticp :,
the country, north, east, south or ,r...
The ocean itself, with its m.rv.,....
beach hard as macadam and sn.,o.,, /
as a floor, is the greatest attrae.;..
although earth and air and sky s,.n
to have entered into a comb;ns4..-
to enhance its every charm. IA.
beach is the famous autOmcbil. -.
course where every worlds strains.
away record has been made, and All
these records it continues to hola
without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speedw,v
is composed largely of the shells q
the coquina clam, which are asont
one-half inch long and very TIN.
For ages Nature has been ro1iint
them up, washing them back into ne
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 10
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 comprehensive Of
One who has not seen it. Repairs are
as twice each "A hours
It is entirely rebuilt by the tides
The beach has width Of 800 to 500
-eet, and can be used from two hours
after until two hours before high tide,
thus giving an average of seven or
eight hours for automobiling some
part of each day.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach each
nave a permanent population Of ap-
1900 Sanitary ordi-
lances are strictly enforced, streets
md sidewalks are well kept, and
new streets are being opened as last
IS the increasing population de-
hands. Besides hotels and boarding
houses there is ample cottage accc-
for all winter visitors.
Seabreeze contains a handsome
'pera house and a Congregational
,hurch; at Daytona Beach is N. Z.
,hurch. An excellent high school
S situated near the division line be-
Wsen the two towns. Both towns
ave enterprising business establish
lshments. as IS evidenced by the
advertisements on the left and right
All the attractivenesS Of Seabreeze
pPlies to Daytona Beach, the two
owns being so similarly situated.
he development OF Daytona 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 I
nd handsome homes have beea
uilt for both winter and all-year-
oud occupancy. FlOwerins shrubs
ave been planted, which are covered Il
18th a wealth Of bloom both summer
nd winter +
Work Of rebuilding the Clarendon
Otel IS now IN progress This nag
ihcent hre-proof structure, which Is
, contain $50 rooms, when com
leted will DC the peer of any hotsi
/ Florida. The site IS Immediately |
orth of the clubhouse Of the FlorloA
asst Coast Automobile Association
The Ocean Pier IS a great attraction |
fishermen and il IS lined summer
ID winter with enthusiastic d1Sel-
Is OF Iziak Walton, who md II
,thine unusual to land 6sh weigh Is