On June 29th 1925 at 6:44 a.m., a 6.3 earthquake awoke most Santa Barbara residents. Centered 8 miles southwest of Santa Barbara, this earthquake destroyed most of Santa Barbara's commercial district and brought the Sheffield Dam to its resevoiresque knees: causing the dam to crack apart and send a wall of water into the ocean. Although red cross relief was speedy, officials estimated that 11-13 people died due to the earthquake. Today, the earthquake's legacy can be seen in the prevalence of the Spanish-Moorish style architecture in Santa Barbara's downtown area. Using this natural disaster as a regulating opportunity, city officials, with the rebuilding of the commercial district, enforced strict building codes. Fortunately, Moses Cohen was there to take photographs of an unfortunate natural disaster. This photograph depicts the state that State Street was in after the 6.3 earthquake. In this photo, Cohen concentrates on the debris from the Grand Hotel. The hotel, located on the second floor, looks gutted with the debris left in the street in front of the stores on the first level. These stores are the Electric Dye Works 432 and The Tire spot. There is a man who is standing behind a pole and in front of the dye works store.