Echoes Through Time
Florida heritage, forgotten places, legendary figures, and personal recollections.
Smokey and Fireball
Park's Cypress Lounge
"Fabulous Marshall Teague"
SMOKEY YUNICK
Henry “Smokey” Yunick — “The Best Damn Garage in Town”
“FIREBALL” ROBERTS
Edward Glenn “Fireball” Roberts — NASCAR Superstar
A Tribute to Daytona’s Golden Era & the 1975
Firecracker 400
“The Legend of the Lost Sailfish”
"The Fabulous Hudson Hornet"
The Dawn of Corporate Sponsorship!
Florida's Ormond Hotel 1902
"The Last Race" - 1958
Ed “Iron Man” Kretz - 1937
The hotel, a grand wooden structure, was built by John Anderson and Joseph Price
and opened in 1888.
Before the high banks of Daytona International Speedway, there was the beach. The Last Race captures the final
year stock cars thundered down the sands of Daytona
On January 24, 1937, Daytona Beach hosted the first Daytona 200, the motorcycle race that
would eventually give birth to Bike Week.
Daytona Beach Sightseeing Train
Howards Ice Cream
Daytona Beach Sightseeing Train on the World's
Most Famous Beach 1948 – 1970
25¢ for children and 50¢ for adults
Howard's Ice Cream - one of Daytona Beach's
sweetest traditions 1952 — 1990s Single scoop,
oversized banana splits, & towering ice cream cones
"Mr. Peanut" - Standing nearly 54 feet tall - the golden age of U.S. Highway 1. 1958 -1970 Scooped the warm fresh-roasted
snacks into paper bags right before your eyes.
Planters Peanut Store
Inlet Bar & Grill "Fishing Hole"
The Timucua - Florida's First Great Civilization
1939 - 2026+ (Off the Hook)
"Inlet Grill at Famous Inlet Harbor" Favorite stop
for tourists, anglers, and Daytona Beach visitors
The Timucua - Florida's First Great Civilization
Thousands of years - Timucua people thrived what is
now Florida. Timucua hunter proudly displaying a freshly
speared Redfish.
Thousands of years - Timucua people thrived what is
now Florida. Timucua hunter proudly displaying a freshly
speared Largemouth Bass.
Silver Bucket – "Eat It Raw"
"Big Tree Square Dance"
Silver Bucket peaked during the 1970s &1980s
Legendary ten-cent oysters and one-dollar Heinekens
Rustic, Noisy, and Proudly rough around the edges!
Giant live oak tree that became Big Tree Road.
Square dances and tea parties. 2,000 years old - 35
feet circumference of 35 feet, 100 feet tall and branches
out 157 feet & reached out 157 feet
The ZODIAC Lounge — “The Z”
Zodiac Lounge golden years - South Daytona nightlife landmark
Polished stage production female impersonation performers