The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-03
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far Peninsula, are seoerzYl
although incorporated
municipalities. The town
the peninsula north and 8:
distance of from three ana
to four miles, and extend
west from the SURFING -
Atlantic Ocean to the Hsl;f,~ = 4 l.
the beautiful tide-Natsr So
sets them apart from Dnytc
which they have close com,
by means of three bridges, !.
half-hour ferry service.
Seabreeze and Daytopa 80
essentially summer and WIFE,
sorts and are making hund
new friends every year anon>
who desire to escape the discp.,
ing extremes of heat and cold
their hotels and boarding ~
are now receiving splendid patr;
age from the most discrim;r.<:
class of tourists.
The mean average temperature S<|
degrees in the summer and 10 derr.~.
in the winter, with an occ..;.
extra rise or drop of fewsdavs' A.,
alton, marks this as one of the ~
healthful locations in any section s.
the country, north. east, south q we,s
The ocean itself, with its march,.
beach, hard as macadam and sr,on1f
as floor, is the greatest attracts
although earth and air and sky e.,
to have entered into a comh;n.,;<
to enhance its every charm s..
beach is the famous automobile -.
course where every worlds stss;6 s.
away record has been made, ana 81
these records it continues "a ho,a
without rivalry.
The sand of this famous speed...
IS composed LARGELY of the shells =
the coquina clam which are ,kuot
one-half inch long and very D.
For ages Natrre has been rol1i
them mp, washing them back int g.
surf and pulverizing them. Exanined
under the microscope each partielel
is round, unfit for mortar, buil6el,
say, because its smoothness prev61fs|
its holding together, yet, str1pfs 81
contemplate, the very moment ! NM
leaves the wet, apparently soft bsaeh
these round particles settle down
into cement almost as hard as a.
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 tidex|
The beach has width of 500 to SEQ.
feet, and can be used from two hoor5|
after until two hours before high tid<,
thus giving an average Of seven b.
eight hours for automobilinp SONG
part of each day.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach each
have permanent population Of APP
proximately 1900. Sanitary ordi-
nances are strictly enforce 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 n E
Church. An excellent high school
IS situated near the division line be-
tween the two towns Both towns
have enterprising business establish
Ishments, as is evidenced by the
advertisements on the left and right
All the attractiveness of Seabrcezs
applies to Daytona Beach, the two
towns being so similarly situated
,, The development of Daytona Beach
has been fully as phenomenal as us
sister on the north; and each year
there is substantial growth, Inc
great sand dunes have been leveied
and handsome homes have been
built for both winter and all-year-
roud occupancy. Flowering shrubs
have been planted, which are covereo
with wealth of bloom both summer
and winter.
Work of rebuilding the Clarendon
hotel is now in progress. This mag
nificent fire. proof structure, which u
to contain $50 rooms, when COM
pleted will be the peer of any nots'
in Florida. The site is Immediately
north of the clubhouse of the Florio1
East Coast Automobile Association
The Ocean Pier is great attracfion
to fishermen and it is lined summer
and winter with enthusiastic dlsd'
pies of Iziak Walton, who md i
nothing unusual to land fish "eish'
ing several hundred pounds.