The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-16
.EABREEzE and DAY7,3r.


although incorporated as -.
municipalities. The towns pzr,l,..
the peninsula north and sou,h =.
distance of from three and onr.n...
to four miles, and extend 80
west from the surgins seas Of =.
Atlantic Ocean to the HALIFAX r..
the beautiful Underwater stream, a..
sets them apart from Dayt0na x;.s
which they have close comm.,;--
By means Of three bridges, as wen !.
half-hOur ferry service.
II Seabreeze and Daytoua Beach =.
essentially summer and wintsr :.
sorts and are making hund-eds d
new friends every year anons 49,.
who desire to escape the disco,nf.-.
ing extremes of heat and cold -
their hotels and boarding hou.-.
are now receiving splendid pasro,.
age from the most discriminu.;,s
class of tourists.
The mean average temperatur. a
degrees IN the summer and 70 deo-,-.
IN the winter, with an occ,s,c.,,
extra rise or drop Of few days da-.
alton, marks this as one of the ~.
healthfu1 locations in any section i.
the country, north. east, south or w--s
The ocean itself, with its uarx.1....
beach, hard as macadam and srno,,.. 4
as floor, IS the greatest ats-acsim
although earth and air and skv s.r--
to have entered into a combinafio,
to enhance its every charm. h
beach is the famous automotsle nc,
course where every worlds stszieht
away record has been made, and a
these records IL confines 10 hold
without rivalry.
The sand Of this famous spesdn.~
is composed largely Of the shells a
the coquina clam, which are abrut
one-half inch long and very TIN.
For ages Nature has been rollin<
them up, washing them back into Ehs
surf and pulveriZine them. Examiaed
under the microscope each particle r
IS round, unit for mortar, huilders
say, because its smOOthness prevents
its holding together, yet, strange 70
contemplate, the very moment wave
leaves the wet, apparently soft bach.
these round particles settle down
into a cement almost as hard as as
phalt beyond the comprehensive Of
one Who has not seen It. Repairs ara
unnecessary, as tNlce each "A hours
1t IS entirely rebuilt BY the 6deS
The beach has a width Of 500 to 500
feet. and can Dc used from two hours
after until Two hours before high tide,
thus giving an average Of seven o.
eight hours Tor autcmobiling soue
part Of each day.
Seabreeze and Daytona Beach e7ch
have a permanent population Of zp-
proximately 1900 Sanitary Ordi-
nances are strictly enforced, stress
and sidewalks are veil kept aad
new streets are being opened as fast
as the increasing population Dc
mands. Besides hotels and boarding
houses there IS ample cottage acco-
mediation for all winter visitors
Seabreezc contains a handscms
opera house and a ConsrsgahOnal
Church. at DaFto1a Beach IS n :.
~.---h. An excellent high school
.. Situated near -L- division line Be-
tween -ls too tceuz - Both. toSns
have 1-tc---.s.-z business establish
Lslut1-s. as IS evidenced b. ne
advertisements Or the left and rishL
All the a-.racIveness Of Seaoreeze
applies TO Davt1ua Beach, the to
towns being SO similarly Situated
The development OF Daytona Beaca s
has been fully as phenOminal as is
sister On the north, and each year
there IS a substantial growth, 1As
great sand dunes have been leVsie1
and handsome homes have oesn
built for both winter and al-YeAF-
roud OCCUPANCY. FlOSeTing shTn0s
have been planted, which are cover
with a wealth Of bloom both Su1n'sz
and winter.
Work Of rebuilding The cIarendon
hotel IS nov IN progress Tbs ~
ni6ce1t FIRE proO{ structure, When
TO contain $50 rooms, WHEN con
pleted will Be the peer OF any 49,
in FLORIDA The site IS Immediately
north Of the clubhouse Of the Florio-
East Coast Automobile AssOcSafi0N
The Ocean Pier IS a great attr7cnol
TO fishermen and It IS lined SUNNI
and winter With enthusiastic aiS'a'
pies OF Iziak Walton, "hO ma =
nothIng unusual 20 land hsh "sisD