The strange and beautiful objects found along this beach began as trash. Until 1959, this site was Fort Bragg's garbage dump. Years of smoldering fires and salt-water spray melted and twisted old cars, household trash, electric materials, and many other discarded items into fantastical shapes. Meanwhile, the constant rolling of the surf ground bits of glass and ceramic into smooth beach confetti. This historic treasure is disappearing as locals and visitors carry off interesting objects and take handfuls of glass jewels. The amount of glass on the beach today is a fraction of what it was in the early 1980s.