Duane C. Fernandez Sr.Mar 30, 20201 min readVanishing Point - The Campbell Hotel Is In Danger Of Fading into HistoryDuring the Jim Crow era, African Americans wishing to sleepover in Daytona Beach had limited options: stay with a friend or relative, in...
Duane C. Fernandez Sr.Mar 30, 20201 min readVanishing Point -The City Island Rec Center lost forever if City Pursues Demolition "This is a historical building in Daytona Beach, that is not past the "point of no return"! Anyone who went to high school here up to...
Duane C. Fernandez Sr.Aug 23, 20192 min readLocal Historic Designation Needed from the City of Daytona Beach, Meeting at City Hall 9/17 at 6PMLocal historians, church members and citizens interested in preserving the Black Heritage of Daytona Beach came and spoke at the...
Duane C. Fernandez Sr.Jun 25, 20192 min readMount Bethel Institutional Baptist Church700 South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Founded in 1885, Mount Bethel's congregation initially worshiped on Fremont Avenue in a...
Duane C. Fernandez Sr.May 26, 20191 min readVanishing Point Local Landmarks Disappearing, Masonic Lodge No. 36 /512 South Street, Daytona BeachLocal landmarks have been neglected, thier maintenance and repairs ignored. One by one, these historical homes and business buildings,...