The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-17
.EABREEZE and DAYTON 4.

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TAX Peninsula, are geOgraphicallv a..
although incorporated as sen.-...
municipalities. The towns paral,.,
the peninsula north and south a., /.
distance of from three and one-b,,l
to four miles, and extend east an
west from the surgins seas Of =.
Atlantic Ocean to the Halifax R;v.w
the beautiful Underwater stream ~,
sets them apart from Daytona w;.s
which they have close commun;--
by means of three bridges, as well !.
half-hour ferry service.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach !.
essentially summer and wint.r
sorts and are making hundr.a. :.
new friends every year amons g..
who desire to escape the discOms,-.
ing extremes of heat and cold 49,
their hotels and boarding hou.,,
are now receiving splendid pasr,-
age from the most discrim;r,,;-
class of tourists.
The mean average temperature A
degrees in the summer and 70 S..--.-
IN the winter, with an oce.u;ar.,
extra rise or drop of a few davs' sr~
alton, marks this as one of the NOS,
healthful locations in any section a
the country, north, east, south or wet
The ocean itself, with its marveIor.
beach, hard as macadam and smoo,s
as floor, is the greatest attracts,
although earth and air and sxv 60
to have entered into a combinat;o,
to enhance its every charm. m
beach is the famous automobile re,
course where every worlds straisbt.
away record has been made, and an
these records it continues to hoIa
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 rollins
them up, 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 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
as twice each "A hours
it is entirely rebuilt by the tides
The beach has a 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 ap-
proximateIy 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-
notation for all winter visitors. III
Seabreeze contains a handsome
opera house and a Congregational
Church; at Daytona Beach is NJ E
Church. An excellent high school
S situated near the division line be-
ween the two towns. Both towns
lave 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
lister 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- /,
0ud occupancy FlOwering shrubs II
ave been planted, which are covered d
18th a wealth of bloom both summer :
nd winter. IT
Work Of rebuilding the Clarendon
Otel is now IN progress. This mag
ifcent hre-prOOf structure, which IS
, contain $50 rooms. when com
Leted viii be the peer Of any hotel Z
/ Florida. The site is Immediately |
1rth Of the clubhouse Of the Florida
asst Coast Automobile Association I
The Ocean Pier is a great attraction
fishermen and It is lined summer
Ia winter with enthusiastic disc1-
es Of Iziak Walton who ind It
}tEira unusual TO Irnd nsh weigh l.