In 1948, the island shows signs of development. Apartment complexes have sprung up and a large earth scar on the island's tip indicates increased construction. Photograph Dark patches suggest dumping of liquid wastes in 1952. By 1959, a long narrow holding trench has been constructed for liquid wastes. A new road leading to the shoreline may have been built to facilitate dumping in the channel.
Trenches indicate burial of solid wastes.
The 1969 photo shows that solid waste disposal has ceased, but many dark patches of liquids still remain. In the view from the spring of 1973, liquid wastes have been dumped right along the central road. Note that the apartment buildings have been knocked down suggesting plans for new development. By the fall of the same year all dumping has ceased. The scene from 1979 shows the completed recreation area which is empty and abandoned because of the hazards of wastes buried many years before.