Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
FLORIDA BECKONS
AUTO|ST OF NORTH
Good Roads Lure Seekers of
Sunshine and
Warmth.
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sports may be enjoyed during the Win
ter months. There is golf on three 49,
hole courses. tennis and the Augusta
Horse Show, an outstanding social
event of the Winter sport season, Is
widely patronized, drawing horse lovers
from New York. Philadelphia and, OF
course, almost the entire colony from
Aiken, which Is only 10 miles away.
From Augusta Route l goes SOUTH
ward and then over eastward across
Georgia into jacksonville, running via
Wrens, SwainSboro, Lyons, Alma and
Waycross.
Jacksonville is the metropolis and the
eastern gateway to Florida, and also to
Cuba and Nassau Aside frcm this, it
is a most popular resort, thousands of
tourists spending their Winters here
and taking short trips to other resorts.
The beautiful st. Johns River, floating
yachts and ships of every flag, flcws
northeast into the Atlantic, % miles
away.
Highway No. 81.
For the other route mentioned out
of Raleigh, running into the Atlantic
Coastal Highway, take Highway No. 2l,
through Fuquay Springs and Lill:ng-
ton, into Fayetteville. Then follow
Route % down to Lumberton. and then
through Rowland and Dillon to Lata.
From this tcwn run directly south into
Marion, which is on the Atlantic Coastal
Highway This is Route No. II, and
leads the motorist from Marion west
ward to Florence.
Here turn south again and follow the
Coastal Highway through Lake City,
Kingstree, St. Stephen and Moncks
Corners into Charleston. This lovely
Southern city is one of great historic
interest. 1t contains the first museum,
the first library, the first municipal col
lege and the first Chamber of Com
merce in the United States. While the
grandeur of other days fingers in the
Colonial mansions, with their high COL
umns, shaded galleries and walled gar
dens, Charleston is a modern city,
teeming with industrial enterprise and
civic activity. 1t is an important sea-
port, and also a famous Winter resort.
Leaving Charleston. the route turns
inland again over as far as WATERFORD
and then turns south, bearing westward
paralleling the coastline, through Temas-
see and Ridgeland into Savannah. Ga.
Here is another Winter resort city of
great charm. The climate is del ghtful
and there are numerous seaside and
saltwater resorts. reached by live-oak
EMPOWERED roads.
For the remainder of the run into
Jacksonville the highway passes through
Midway. Darien. Brunswick. off whose
cllOI 10 llG AoldIluo NIliGIl BCtduSS VI lIlClI
fertile SOL wonderful climate and plant
life have been known for 300 years as
the Golden Isles" and Kingsland.
East Coast Route.
The east coast of Florida! For many
motorists the goal of their southwark
trip. Here along this MAGNIFICENT coast
line. warmed by the Gulf Stream,
stretching for 500 miles, is a region of
great charm. Added to the wonderful
climate and its many natural advan-
tageS, and its facilities for outdoor
sports, there are the famous fashionable
resorts that have been built, the delight
full seashore cities in their subtropical
setting, pleasant residential towns, and
then still long stretches OF tangled
wilderness.
Motor roads are good in Florida and
they are unique in thsir beauty, shaded
by mosS-hung oaks. bordered by palms,
flanked by semi-tropical jungle or skirt
ing for miles some fascinating shore
From Jacksonville, the gateway TO the
highway, down the east coast the sug-
gestion is made that the motorist follow
Federal route No. down to st. Angus
tine, the Oldest city in the country and
one of the most interesting. 1t was
founded in 1865 by Pedro Menendez de
AvileS and still has distinctly foreign
atmosphere. 1t has narrow streets, bor-
dered by ancient houses with overhang-
ing balconies. The old plaza, which is
now a green parkway, contains many
interesting monuments, both ancient and
modern. Much that is beautiful and
quaint centers around this old plaza.
Going northward out of the ancient part
of the city, one follows the picturesque
bay front with its old sea wall and
comes to the city gatss which are part
Of the ancient fort fications which once
made St Augustine walled city. Fort
Marion. perhaps the finest type of me-
dieval fortification to be found in the
United States today; the Fountain of
Youth, the Oldest house, the State arse
nal, once a Franciscan monastery, are
all points Of great interest in the city.
st. Augustine also has her modern
sections. 1t is an up-to-date, progressive
community. with beautiful churches.
schools, golf links and fine hotels But
what makes the city stand out from all
others and which tempts the motorlst
to linger on his southwark trip is the
picturesque aura of the past that lies
over it,
Ocean Drive TO DaytOna
Leaving this Old World city, the mo-
torist VIII find the ocean drive down to
Daytona Beach run of great interest.
1t passes through Flagler Beach to Or
mond Beach, another Of the outstanding
cities on the Florida east coast. 1t is an
extremely popular resort center during
the Winter season. Ideally situated be-
tween the Halifax River and the Allan
tic on Pelican Island and connected by
bridge with the mainland, Ormond
Beach has much TO offer the visitor.
There is an excellent golf course laid
out over the dunes, and riding, tennis,
archery, boating fishing and bathing
are among the other diversions.
Just below Ormond is Daytona Beach
Here each Spring the beach where ma
ture has created wonderful speedway
at low tide is the center of attraction
when the speed trials are held. A con-
crete boardwalk extends along a section
of the beach for considerable distance
where casinos and amusement piers are
located.
Continuing southwark along the main
highway. the road runs through New
Smyrna, one of the oldest settlements in
Florida, and q few miles south of here
is place called Turtle Mound, a hill
composed of oyster and sea shells rs
feet in height built by the indians over
five centuries ago.
Indian River Section.
Below here the road runs through the
famous Indian River section of tho
State, passing through Titusville. Indian
River City, Cocoa, Rockledge and Eat
Gallie TO Melbourne, from which point
a highway runs clear across the Statt
over 70 Tampa and St Petersburg.
From Melbourne route ! runs via Sc
bastian. Vero Beach and Fort Pierce
into West Palm Beach This city is the
business center of quite large reSor
area. 1t has excellent shops. theaters
restaurants and cafes. Across beautiful
Lake Worth lies Palm Beach one OF TIT
worlds leading resorts of wealth anc
fashion. Here palatial hotels rise above
groves of pleasant palms and invltlnl
a,,nonU "a milling Villas hal