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doug48 Says: pictured is the cupola of the old ormond hotel in fortunato park in downtown ormond beach ocean side. john anderson and james dowing price built a hotel on this site in 1888. in 1890 the railroad tycoon henry flagler bought and expanded the hotel. until it's demolition in...
doug48 Says: the casements is a 19 th century mansion located on SR 40 across the street from fortunato park. john d. rockefeller bought this mansion in 1918. today the casements is a cultural center and is open for tours. the casements is listed on the national register of historic...
South to Sugar Mill Gardens - Port Orange
grandmaR Says: One day we drove down to Port Orange just south of Daytona. After we revisited Seven Seas Marina, we went over to the Sugar Mill Gardens. When I went to their website later, I found that the gardens are officially re-opening after the hurricane on January 21st. But the gate...
grandmaR Says: I always try to see lighthouses whenever I can, so on the trip up to Ormond Beach, we stopped by the Ponce de Leon lighthouse. I wanted to see it because this is also one of the most complete light station museums in the nation. We got to Ponce (which is a village, AND an...
grandmaR Says: I decided it would be good to drive up to St. Augustine and meet our friend Norm of the M/V Bandersnatch. There were some things I wanted to do on the way up, specifically to visit Fort Matanzas (and get a stamp in my passport book).So we had a late breakfast set off about...
grandmaR Says: On the internet, I found that Deland had an NAS museum which had WW II planes and memorabilia - it wasn't in the AAA book, but it looked like something Bob would be interested in. So we drove to Deland.It turned out that the museum was in 2 parts due to hurricane damage....
grandmaR Says: We wanted to go on a tour of the property and not just look at the outside. When we got there about 11:30, the lady at the reception desk told us that the lady who gives the tours was just finishing one up and we could go on the next one.The Casements was built by a minister...
1 Review and 290 Opinions This hotel is taller than the one we are staying at and has this big red neon sign at the top. So I...
1 Review and 219 Opinions What did we Like?...you mean the dirty floors, strong cat pee smell in hall leading to beach,...
grandmaR Says: We walked across A1A to the IHOP for dinner. The harried waitress said she could seat us but she was by herself and there was a soccer team having dinner so it might be awhile before we got served. There was one cook, and two busboys and that was all to wait on the whole...
Barnacles Restaurant and Lounge: Not all that
Blessx3 Says: On June 28, 2007. The service we had was terrible. My husband and I orderthe all you can eat crab legs and 3 kids meals for the children. It took 1 hourfor our first plate of crabs legs to come to the table. My husbands plate of crabslegs were still frozen, not cold, they...
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billy's tap room is a historic bar and restaurant located on granada blvd in central ormond beach. in 1922 billy mac donald who was the bar manager of the astor and plaza hotels in new york city established billy's as a tea room and gift shop. in 1937 mac donald started serving beer and liquor and renamed the establishment billy's tap room. billy's tap room is a very interesting historic bar to visit in ormond beach.
Dress Code: casual.
Updated Mar 14, 2011
Address: 58 east granada blvd (SR 40)
Phone: 386-672-1910
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There was a gift shop near the entrance. I took a photo while I was waiting for the tour guide but did not go in. The third picture is one that I took in the "lobby" while waiting for the guide
What to buy: Some of the framed photos of the Casements (photo 2) were for sale. I did not buy anything nor do any of my notes say what kinds of things were for sale or what it would cost, and there doesn't seem to be anything about it on the internet.
Updated Feb 23, 2010
Address: 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach, FL
Phone: 386-676-3216
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On the corner of Mound and South Beach, this is the last of the many prehistoric mounds that were constructed by native people of the area . This particular St. Johns period mound cates back to about 800 A.D. and has the skeletal remains of more than 125 people buried in the sand. This was common practice at that time. The bones of most of the deceased were 'bundled' and as more bodies were buried and covered with layers of sand, the mound grew over time.
Updated Feb 23, 2010
Website: http://www.volusiahistory.com/ormond.htm
gwened Says: From a misc forum question it remind me of the good old days so here it goes in permanent as a tip. It brought many nice memories of my youth and still in the area the now classic event very nice and highly recommended.way way back I did the Loop 23 miles in Ormond Beach...
Historic Hotel in Historic Ormond - 1768
grandmaR Says: This cupola was on the top of the Hotel Ormond for 204 years. It is now in Fortunato park on the northwest end of the Granada (Ormond - State Route 40) Bridge. The building is open from 2 to 4, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. A mural, pictures and memorabilia are on display...
Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery - 1908
grandmaR Says: This is the Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church Cemetery formed in 1908. The church was moved when SR 40 was widened, The church was donated to the city of Ormond Beach rather than being torn down.A survey of the cemetery has been done and is posted on Rootsweb at the URL below.
doug48 Says: bulow plantation state park is located north of bulow creek state park on CR 2001. bulow plantation state park is home to the bulow sugar mill ruins. the bulow sugar mill was destroyed by seminole indians in 1836 during the second seminole war. at the state park you can...
grandmaR Says: One of my grandchildren does tennis tournaments up and down the Florida coast. Some tournaments are held here at this location. Tennis is one sport that is large in Florida.The Ormond Beach Tennis Center has 8 Fast-Dry Clay Courts with Lights. It is located in the heart of...
grandmaR Says: When I was 16, we came to Florida and saw Daytona, but we actually spent the time at Ormond Beach which was cheaper and less crowded. There was a hurricane offshore, so the waves and undertow were too great to actually do much swimming though. The sandy beaches are clean and...
Contrast, Then, and Before Then
grandmaR Says: Over and above the restored house, there were two sets of pictures to put the restoration into perspective. First were the photos which were taken for documenting the house and furnishings for probate. Then there were the pictures taken before the restoration started after...
Rockefeller Gardens and Grounds of the Casements
grandmaR Says: The two-acre garden along the Halifax riverfront was the property of John D. Rockefeller Sr. in the early 1900s. The gardens feature citrus trees, a grand promenade, streams and small bridges and a variety of seasonal flower displays during the year. For instance there was a...
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When I was 16, we came to Florida to the Daytona area, but we actually spent the time at Ormond Beach which was cheaper. There was a terrific amount of surf because (although we didn't know it), there...
the ormond beach area was originally inhabited by the timucaun native american tribe. the town of ormond beach is named after james ormond who had a sugar cane plantation in the area in the early...
We (me, mom and boyfriend at the time) went to Florida for 4 days. 2 nights spent in Orlando and only one spent on the beach. We realized when we got to the beach that we shouldn't have bothered with...
North of Daytona Beach, Ormond is more residential and the permenant home to many former northerners. Not much to offer relating to activities or shopping, it is a place to slow down and relax. It's...
nice museum in the old home of Rockefeller, gorgeous Oceanside Country Club,and the beaches. I used to live here from about 1978 to 1991 ,150 meters from the Atlantic beach. Need to bring my old...
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The comment for Barnacle's Restaurant is no longer of interest since a new restaurant (different name) opened there in the past year, I believe. They must be doing pretty well , based on the number of cars parked nearby. This local resident didn't notice the new name, though.