Five years ago--and now

Cover: Five years ago–and now

i: [photographic illustration up] Five years ago the shore of Alton Beach was practically bare of vegetation. Sprouts of Bermuda grass were struggling for foothold in the sand. August, 14, 1914. [photographic illustration bottom] April 21, 1914. A tangle of rank native growth in a soil of unpromising fertility was selected as the site of the golf course...

ii: [photographic illustration up] Today this riot of tropical verdure, affording a magnificent setting for villas of bewitching beauty, greets the eye--a change truly magical. August 14, 1919. [photographic illustration down] Five years later we see … August 14, 1919.

iii: … this was Alton Beach five years ago. September 9, 1914.

iv: The Alton Beach of today fills the eye with a gladsome vision of enchanting beauty … August 14, 1919.

v: [photographic illustration up] Beautiful Belle Isle began its existence under the most adverse conditions … August 15, 1914. [[photographic illustration down] A vast expanse of white sand formed the western shore of Alton Beach five years ago that did not seem to promise shelter to a living thing. August 9, 1914.

vi: [photographic illustration up] Belle Isle today … August 9, 1919. [photographic illustration down] Today the waters of Biscayne Bay reflect a panorama of unsurpassed loveliness … August 14, 1919.

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