Beachside living in Daytona Beach !!!

Posted in Americas, Florida, France, New Jersey
I am going deep back again in my life to remember dear places of my life’s existance. This is a memorable post on a place I lived while having a great time of youthful energies, I have written several posts on Florida and Daytona Beach and this is another special one for me. Therefore, here is my take on beachside living in Daytona Beach !!! Hope you enjoy it as I A bit of a repeat from another post will tell you that the story goes ,I was visiting Florida in July 1972 from my home state of New Jersey for visiting my paternal aunt in Miami Lakes. When it was time to choose my university studies, leaning towards a career in aviation , hopefully with an airline, and by reference from a friend who was going to the US Navy, I heard of ERAU=Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, That was the beginning of a beautiful friendship or love with the state of Florida. I was admitted to the school fairly quickly and arrive at Daytona Beach, ERAU campus by August 24th 1977. My last year 4th or senior year, again was the time to try another housing, and closer to the action, so I moved to a two bedroom house in N, Hollywood ave nearer Main Street, surrounded by bikers ! My neighbors were the Pagans group from Vineland NJ and I guess my car plates were from NJ so they were friendly ! I could even used their hoses to clean my car ! The bar area was great going to place like the Wild Olive Saloon (now gone) ,and the famous Boot Hill Saloon , still there ! Memories forever, North Hollywood Avenue starts at Butler Blvd and goes all the way to Auditorium Blvd at the intersection with Main Street, It continues as South Hollywood Ave, all the way to SR 92 or East International Speedway Blvd, I lived for my last year in the Univ at about 228 N Hollywood Ave if I recall where the parking was on the N Oleander Street the back side street, Very near to Main Street and the Pinewood cemetery, I can see in google that a lot of land has clear up and the place is not the same well things change after so many years, This is a nostalgic post for me. Daytona Beach Daytona Beach daytona-beach-apt-front-montecarlo-1977. My graduation was back on April 24 1982 so a lot rain falling since then, but the memories of college life in the US are superbe, never to forget them and always a great conversation in any bar in the world ! As said, this is a nostalgic post, maybe you were around there too…… The City of Daytona Beach and biker’s events: https://www.daytonabeach.gov/954/Biker-Events The Daytona Beach tourist office on racing events : https://www.daytonabeach.com/things-to-do/racing/ The State of Florida tourist office on Daytona Beach : https://www.visitflorida.com/places-to-go/central-east/daytona-beach/ There you go folks, even if I am now far away, and many years gone by, I want you all to know, I love you Daytona Beach/Ormond Beach area in Florida. You have been very good to me and my family and we always mentioned you, never forgotten all the folks we encountered there and some still keep in touch, so if you read this; this is another post for you. Again, hope you enjoy this post on beachside living in Daytona Beach as I And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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