Beach racers Marker - March 28, 1903
Courtesy of Halifax Country Publishers Courtesy of Halifax Country Publishers Courtesy of Halifax Country Publishers Birthplace of Speed Park tap-a-tour.com tap-a-tour.com Ormond Garage 07 Ormond Beach's Birthplace of Speed Park, located at 21 Ocean Shore Boulevard, at the beach where Granada Boulevard meets A1A, is home to a small replica of the Ormond Garage. The Motor Racing Heritage Association raised funds to the replica. The park was dedicated March 28, 2013, exactly 110 years after the first race. The garage houses replicas of Bullet #1 and the Pirate automobiles. Tragically, the Ormond Garage caught fire and burned to the ground in 1976, destroying one of auto history's most important landmarks as well as antique cars owned by local residents who used the Garage as a museum. Sadly, all that remains of the original garage is a historic marker, in front of SunTrust Bank, built on its ashes on East Granada Boulevard.
Ormond Garage Historical Marker Courtesy of Halifax Country Publishers  In 1903/1904 the famous Ormond Garage, a short distance east of the hotel, was built and made ready for the early racing cars that brought greater fame to the hotel and Ormond. The long, one story, shingled, peak-roofed building with its brick floors was the original "Gasoline Alley" and was a popular landmark until it burned down Wednesday, January 8, 1976
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Courtesy of Halifax Country Publishers Courtesy of Halifax Country Publishers Courtesy of Halifax Country Publishers  In 1903/1904 the famous Ormond Garage, a short distance east of the hotel, was built and made ready for the early racing cars that brought greater fame to the hotel and Ormond. The long, one story, shingled, peak-roofed building with its brick floors was the original "Gasoline Alley" and was a popular landmark until it burned down Wednesday, January 8, 1976 Courtesy of Halifax Country Publishers Birthplace of Speed Park Ormond Garage Ormond Beach's Birthplace of Speed Park, located at 21 Ocean Shore Boulevard, at the beach where Granada Boulevard meets A1A, is home to a small replica of the Ormond Garage. The Motor Racing Heritage Association raised funds to the replica. The park was dedicated March 28, 2013, exactly 110 years after the first race. The garage houses replicas of Bullet #1 and the Pirate automobiles. Tragically, the Ormond Garage caught fire and burned to the ground in 1976, destroying one of auto history's most important landmarks as well as antique cars owned by local residents who used the Garage as a museum. Sadly, all that remains of the original garage is a historic marker, in front of SunTrust Bank, built on its ashes on East Granada Boulevard. 07
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