Northridge Quake, Los Angeles, 1994

The day of the Northridge Quake in 1994 I was working as colorization art director on an ESPN commercial and had a meeting with the client that morning. He was an ex football player and we were going to finalize design for the new spot. After the quake, I made a strategy on how to get to work and which streets did not have bridges and were most likely passable. I got to work about a half an hour late and the building was deserted. The client flew out of LA on the first plane he could find. There wasn't even electricity in the facility for a few hours. Most the staff called in sick the entire week and had a little vacation. Silly me.

William Schaeffer

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