Oceanfront Park - Daytona Beach, FL
N 29° 13.782 W 081° 00.504
17R E 499183 N 3233434
Historic park that includes the boardwalk, greenspace, bandshell and the beach.
Waymark Code: WM7F49
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2009
Views: 23
"OCEANFRONT PARK lies below the street level between Ocean Ave.
and the Broadwalk. Landscaped with flowerbeds and palms and criss-
crossed with walks, the park contains a row of concession stalls under Ocean Avenue, and facing the beach, sun shelters, and ornamental foun-tains. At the northern end are a large coquina-rock bandshell and a sta-dium seating 6,500. In the center of the park rises a tall, obelisk-shaped clock tower. In place of numerals on the four faces of the clock dial, the i2-letter name of Daytona Beach is spelled out. Residents often give an alphabetical rendition of the time, saying: 'It is H after Y, J instead of the conventional, '25 minutes after 12.' Pedestrian tunnels beneath Ocean Avenue connect the park with several cross-street intersections."
--Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State, 1939
-----
It is not understood when the article states 'below street level'. Everything appeared to be at street level, with the beach slightly lower. The 'broadwalk' is currently being renovated, but the bandshell and clock tower remain.
Book: Florida
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 182
Year Originally Published: 1939
|
Visit Instructions:
To log a Visit, please supply an original image of the Waymark.