Battle of Daytona Beach

At the beginning of 1937, the popular mayor of Daytona Beach found himself clashing with the Florida governor who'd pulled the state out of the Great Depression. What followed next was a siege of city hall, and a forgotten war for the city by the waves. Read more of my writing with the Community Paper right here! Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our logo! Follow Chelsea on Instagram here! Read more about Edward Armstrong in Leonard R. Lempel's piece right here! All of the music was originally composed.

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Battle of Daytona Beach is an episode from Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast by waitfiveminutes.

This episode is 27:02 long.

This episode was published on May 11, 2026.

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