Seattle Earthquake 2001 Photos

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by Cora Edmonds

Here are several shots I took around my house and across from our studio (we're across the street from the starbuck's HQ) on 1st & lander. I was at home when the big shake happened and saw about 8 or 9 brick chimneys pop off in my neighborhood. [Click on the photos for enlarged images.]

Photos by Cora Edmonds

Some first-hand accounts by Seattle-ites about the earthquake:

I was at home getting ready to go see a movie. I picked up the phone to dial my friend and then I felt a rumble. My first thought was that the neighbors upstairs were getting rowdy, but then the apartment began to sway. I immediatly dropped the phone and headed for the bathroom doorway. Chris immediately ran into the music room to hold up the record shelf so that it would not fall over and smash other equipment in the room. I was trembling tremendously, as was the earth and other objects on the land. Afterwards I had this huge craving for ice cream, I just knew it would make me feel better. I grew up with earthquakes in the Bay Area and I think at some point I was given ice cream after the earthshake to make me calm down. I had Pistachio Almond and Jamoca ice cream in a cup and Chris had Chocolate Peanut Butter and Bubble in a waffle cone. -- tyna

I was sleeping and the earthquake woke me up. My entire room was shaking. At first I was a little scared because I didn't really know what has going on. Then, after I figured out was going on, I watched the room sway and had a mixed feeling of this is amazing/this is kinda cool/this kinda sucks! Overall I'd say it was a pretty cool experience. I have a crack in my wall that goes 3/4 down my wall and my neighbor has one that goes down the wall and a couple of feet across the ceiling. Otherwise, no major damage around campus that I know of, I had to go to both of my classes so that kinda sucked. But oh well. -- tn

Fenix Underground

by I.H. Kuniyuki

Of the many buildings in Pioneer Square, the ones with the greatest damage housed many artists, who are now displaced. There was damage to some galleries too! James Harris Gallery, one of the best, is in the building that got ruptured! These pix are of The Fenix Underground Club on Second Ave and So Jackson St. The first two pictures are from the east looking west on South Jackson St.

photos by I.H. Kuniyuki

542 first ave, see the above hole, that where a lot of artists have studios!

Looking north towards downtown on First Ave, here I am one block north of the Safeco Field baseball stadium which survived. The condos above the damaged Azuma Gallery, is where Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners is said to live.

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