The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-31


although incorporated as sepeu IS
municipalities. The towns ps,,17.
the peninsula north and south -
distance of from three and one.h.ix
to four miles, and extend east -
west from the SURFING seas &c &
Atlantic Ocean to the Halifax Rive
the beautiful Underwater stream -.
sets them apart from Daytona wifh
which they have close commun;.,.
by means of three bridges, As well !.
half-hour ferry service.
Seabreeze and Daytona Bach -.
essentially summer and winter -
sorts and are making hundreds 81
new friends every year amon< s4b<
who desire to escape the discomfors-
ing extremes of heat and cold. .,a|
their hotels and boardins hcr.~.
are now receiving splendid patron.
age from the most discrim;p,t;,<
class of tourists.
he mean average temperature. "a
degrees in the summer and 70 degrees
IN the winter, with an occasion,a
extra rise or drop of few dayss dpr.
alton, marks this as one of the most
healthful locations in any section 81
the country, north, east, south or west
The ocean itself, with its marvellous
beach, hard as macadam and smooth
as floor, is the greatest attraction
although earth and air and sky seem
to have entered into a combinat;or
to enhance its every charm. The
beach is the famous automobile race
course where every worlds straight
away record has been made, and all
these records it continues TO hold
without rivalry.
The sand Of this famous speedway
is composed LARGELY OF the shells 81
the coquina clam, which are ahout
one-half inch long and very thin.
For ages Nature has been rollin<
them mp. 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
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 automobiline some
part OF each day.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach each
have 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-
mands. Besides hotels and boarding
houses there is ample cottage acco-
mediation for all winter visitors.
Seabreeze contains a handsome
opera house and a Congregational
Church; at Daytona Beach is a NJ. E.
Church. An excellent high school
is situated near the division line be-
tween the two towns. Both towns
have enterprising business establish
hshments, as is evidenced by the
advertisements on the left and right.
All the attractiveness of Seabreeze
applies 10 Daytona Beach, the t~o
towns being SO similarly situated.
The development of Daytona Beach
has been fully as phenomenal as Its
sister on the north, and each year
there is a substantial growth, The
great sand dunes have been leveled
and handsome homes have been
built for both winter and all-year-
roud occupancy. Flowering shrubs
have been planted, which are covered
with a wealth OF bloom both summer
and winter.
Work OF rebuilding the Clarendon
hotel is now in progress. This mag
nificent fre-proof structure, which IS
to contain $50 rooms, when COM
pleted will be the peer of any hotel
in Florida The site IS Immediately
north of the clubhouse OF the Florida
East Coast Automobile Association.
The Ocean Pier is great attraction
to fishermen and 1t IS lined summer
and winter with enthusiastic discl-
pies OF Iziak Walton, who find IT
nothing unusual to land hsh weigh
ing several hundred pounds.