Daytona Beach The Story: Part 3 Daytona Beach's heyday began around 1910 with the construction of the Beach Street Central Business District.Many of the existing buildings on Beach Street were built during this period. Famous department stores like Woolworth and Kress, moved in during this time.It was a time of growth and convenience as goods could finally be found in Daytona Beach without having to travel to Jacksonville.Neighborhoods surrounding downtown began to flourish during these years, as well....
Daytona
Beach
The Story:
Part 2
The late 19th and
early 20th century were the years that put Daytona Beach
on the map.Daytona Beach had a slow start in its early years from
1870's to around the 1890's.
Growth and progress was the name of the game after the railroad
rolled into town in the early 1890's.Individuals like Henry
Flagler, Ransom Olds and Charles Burgoyne came to town. Legend has
it that Henry Flagler offered the city fathers a substantial amount
for CityIsland. His goal was to build another great Resort, but he
was turned down.
The history of racing began...
Daytona Beach:The Story Part 1 Daytona Beach has a storybook tale.
From its initial slow start as a development along the
HalifaxRiver, this community found opportunity with its location
and its unique natural setting that made this such an
attraction.Over the next weeks I am going to tell the unique and
fascinating history of Daytona Beach. What began as an orange
plantation on the banks of the HalifaxRiver in the late 1700's
and into the 1800's turned into what today is Downtown Daytona
Beach. Mathias Day was an entrepreneur from Ohio who came down here
in hopes of turning a profit on...
Carbon Footprinto is a great way to evaluate how "Green"
you are actually living. Go to website and check it out. The
average American's score is around 20.
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