Glass Beach

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At Glass Beach, the resident photographed a small reddish beach with industrial buildings beyond it. His book places the shore behind the power plant and recalls the former dump.

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Dark rocks edge a reddish beach below low trees.

A local view

One photo takes in the grassy bank and buildings. The other looks along the small bay, where dark rock separates the sand from the next stretch of shore.

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A grassy bank overlooks the bay and industrial buildings.

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