Remnants of Drakes Bay Oyster Company

March 05, 2015 | Pulitzer Center

Rachel Merriman-Goldring

A slip of paper with information on a November 2014 batch of oysters lays on the ground, surrounded by abandoned oyster shells. Image by Rachel Merriman-Goldring. United States, 2015.

A Tidelog remains on the desk in one of the old Drakes Bay structures, slated for destruction in the National Park Service’s second phase of removal. Image by Rachel Merriman-Goldring. United States, 2015.

Clams, once alive, left behind by the owners of Drakes Bay Oyster Company. Image by Rachel Merriman-Goldring. United States, 2015.

A peeling wall provides the backdrop for a souvenir mug that could have once held the morning coffee of the workers at Drakes Bay Oyster Company. Image by Rachel Merriman-Goldring. United States, 2015.

Contact information for local markets remains taped to the wall. Image by Rachel Merriman-Goldring. United States, 2015.

Machinery remains on site, rusted and out of service. Image by Rachel Merriman-Goldring. United States, 2015.

A suitcase rests on the floor in the old Drakes Bay shop, a relic of a past time. Image by Rachel Merriman-Goldring. United States, 2015.

Drakes Bay Oyster Company closed operations and handed over responsibility for cleanup to the National Park Service on December 31, 2014. The following images of the former Drakes Bay Oyster Company site were taken on January 8, 2015.