Time Summary:
0:25 Interview begins

0:40 Former teacher from Southern Cal, moved to Santa Cruz in 1973 to become a jeweler; sold at Artisans

1:23 Describes experience from day of earthquake

2:14 Experience of earthquake; stained glass windows from house blew out

2:45 Experience getting slammed in doorway during quake

2:50 Previous experiences of earthquakes; fears that house would collapse

3:15 Going outside to assess the aftermath

3:23 Making calls to family, and brother’s concern

3:47 Electricity out, and staying in house through night

4:20 Woke up and cleaned up house

4:40 Emotional shock; understanding of scope of the quake

5:07 Did not have battery powered radio or think to go use car radio

5:14 Emphasizes again understanding of scale of quake

5:20 No major damages done to house; retaining wall fell

6:06 Realization of major infrastructural damage and death toll throughout the bay

6:21 Death of woman at Coffee Roasting company and the collapse of pacific avenue

6:45 Worries about financial impact on Santa Cruz

7:24 Describes house swaying but no permanent structural damage

8:00 Finally realizing full scope of earthquake and damage

8:37 How earthquake impacted Susan's life in aftermath

9:00 Economic uptick at Artisans during Christmas due to community support

9:21 Bad smells from rotting food in aftermath

9:56 Halloween in the aftermath

11:29 Reflections on earthquake's impact on the community/ president visits

12:15 Annual community potluck on anniversary

12:34 Living through floods from '82-83

13:05 Emergency preparedness after living through two natural disasters

14:10 Thoughts on how the two natural disasters impacted her children

14:37 Reflecting on visceral memories held even after 30 years

15:30 Shows pieces of jewelry and glass that survived the earthquake

16:46 Impact on local artists after earthquake including her own practice

17:08 Reflections on buildings and businesses destroyed/damaged in downtown Santa Cruz

17:29 Still referring to geographic landmarks based on the businesses that used to be there

17:58 Connection to the people and culture of Downtown Santa Cruz prior to earthquake

18:13 Impact on local artist community; what was lost and what survived