The first floor of the Ayers house was torn away as floodwaters carried the house more than a block and dumped the second story against a pile of debris. Tom Ayers had the top story and its cupola...
Kristin O'Donnell sits in her new Yesler Terrace apartment. She has lived in the low-income housing development for nearly 40 years. (All photos by Matt Mills McKnight/Cascade Public Media).