I saw it from the vantage of my sandbox. It was a fine sandbox and a fine vantage point since I had a clear view of the two-story Victorian across the alley. It careened wildly left and right but settled back in its place. I thought this was delightful, of course.
Little kids thrive on chaos.
Memory is always suspect, but as far as mine serves me, I spent most of my early childhood in that sandbox, and the rest of it at Lazio's. The sandbox precipitated my only instance of corporal punishment. I might have had a promising career as a civil engineer but for this early discouragement. The earthquake emptied everyone's shelves and leveled every chimney in town. Also, of course, it rendered the beautiful old County Courthouse unsafe.