The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-26
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fax Peninsula. are geographically 81,
although incorporated as seuar.f,
municipalities. The towns parzll.
the peninsula north and south fo~
distance of from three and one-h,1
| to four miles, and extend east ans
west from the surging seas Of n,
Atlantic Ocean to the Halifax Rive
the beautiful Underwater stream In.
sets them apart from Daytona Win
which they have close Communists
by means of three bridges, as wen Is
a half-hour ferry service
Seabreeze and DaYtona Beach a.
essentially summer and winter r.
sorts and are making hundreds a.
new friends every year among fhos-
who desire to escape the discomfort-
ing extremes of heat and cold. ana
their hotels and boarding houses
are now receiving splendid patron-
age from the most discriminafins
class of tourists.
The mean average temperature. 60
degrees IN the summer and 20 decree.
in the winter, with an OCCASIONS
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 vest
The ocean itself, with its marvellous
beach, hard as macadam and smoofh
as floor, is the greatest attraction.
although earth and air and sky seem
to have entered into a combinaticn
to enhance its every charm. The
beach is the famous automobile race
course where every worlds straiehf-
away record has been made, and an
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 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 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 tides. |
The beach has width Of 300 to 500 I
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 automobi1ing some
part of each day.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach each
have a 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-
nands. Besides hotels and boarding
louses there is ample cottage acco-
for all winter visitors
Seabreeze contains a handsome
opera house and a Congregational
Church; at Daytona Beach is NJ E.
Church. An excellent high school i
S situated near the division hne be-
Ween the two towns. Both towns
AVE enterprisin9 business establish
ishments, as is evidenced by the
advertisements on the left and right
All the attractiveness Of Seabresze
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-
oud occupancy. FlOwering shrubs
ave been planted, which are covered
18th a wealth of bloom both summer
nd winter. II
Work of rebuilding the Clarendon
otel is now in progress. This mag
lhceRt hre-proof structure, which IS
contain $50 rooms, when COM
leted will be the peer Of any hotel
Florida The site is Immediately |
orth Of the clubhouse Of the Florida |
asst Coast Automobile Association. II
The Ocean Pier is great attraction i
fishermen and it is lined summer
Id winter with enthusiastic disci-
les of Iziak Walton, who ind IT
othing unusual to land fish weigh |,
e several hundred pounds. :