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The San Simeon Earthquake of December 22, 2003

 

Collapse of the Mastagni Building, Downtown Paso Robles
 

Collapse of the Mastagni Building.
Photo by Guna Selvaduray

   Notice the circular cutout on the corner. This was where the clock tower was in the section above the lettering "PAN". Photo by Guna Selvaduray
 
Notice the damaged building behind the Mastagni Building. Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Collapse of building next to the Mastagni Building. Photo by Guna Selvaduray
   
Collapse of the Mastagni Building showing the roof that had shifted and fallen onto automobiles parked on the street. Photo by Guna Selvaduray    
     

Damages to URM Building in Downtown Paso Robles

 
Cracks in Masonry. This building had been red tagged. Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Failure of masonry. Photo by Guna Selvaduray
 
Location where bricks from the top of the building had fallen down on the side walk, inclding damaging the tree on the sidewalk. Photo by Jessica Tran   URM Building in Downtown paso Robles that had been cordoned off due to fear of aftershocks. Note top left hand corner from which masonry had fallen off. Photo by Guna Selvaduray
 
Cracks in masonry wall. Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Failure of bricks at the roof line. This building appears to have been retroffited. This building has been yellow-tagged. Photo by Guna Selvaduray
 
Historic Museum in City Park was red-tagged. Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Notice the cracks on the side of the building.
Photo by Guna Selvaduray
   
Masonry wall with no cracks or other indications of other failure. Photo by Guna Selvaduray    
     
 
Effort to cap the hot spring well which had lost its cap in the parking lot outside the city offices and public library. Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Effleunt from hot spring well which had lost its cap. The whole area was permeatted with the smell of sulphur. Photo by Guna Selvaduray
     
Damages to store front windows
 
Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Photo by Guna Selvaduray
 
Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Window damage to art glass shop in Cambria. Photo by Jessica Tran
     
 
Large size of glass shards indicate glass was not tempered. Photo by Guna Selvaduray   This building was red-tagged, "Unsafe". Photo by Guna Selvaduray
 
Other end of the same building, yellow-tagged, "Restricted Use". Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Building officials and inspectors meet outside the building. Photo by Guna Selvaduray
   
"Jax Coffee House" closed due to earthquake damage. Photo by Guna Selvaduray  
     
Coffee Shop and Motel on Spring Street
 
Damage to brick wall façade and clay tiles.
Photo by Guna Selvaduray 		  Photo by Guna Selvaduray
 
Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Hotel next to Coffee Shop with cracks in masonry by staircase. Photo by Guna Selvaduray
   
Damage to Atascadero City Hall.
Photo by Jessica Tran 		   
     
Recovery Assistance from other agencies
 
Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Photo by Guna Selvaduray
   
Photo by Guna Selvaduray    
     
Residential Damages on Vine Street
 
Chimney damage. Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Chimney damage at single family residence.
Photo by Guna Selvaduray
 
House for Lease with chimney damage. Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Single family residence with front porch shored. Photo by Guna Selvaduray
 
Photo by Guna Selvaduray   Pile of bricks on top of "The House of Ebeneezer Scrooge" due to chimney damage.
Photo by Guna Selvaduray
   
Front porch collapse - single family residence.
Photo by Guna Selvaduray 		   

 

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