Woops, forgot to add the link in my last post. :-) Here it is:

http://nees.ucsd.edu/video/

Hi NQ, BINGO! I think you nailed it! I did a little research and I think I found this place, it is: Englekirk Stuctural Engineering Center @ University of California, San Diego. Here is a link that shows some of their siesmic webcams. :-)

Makes perfect sense if it's Southern California, NQ.  :-)

Mira I think they might test the structure they put up here to see if they're earthquake proofed. This summer I watched one day when everybody had hard hats on and they all moved away from the structure and duck behind a building. I then saw the structure shake for awhile, then everybody came back out from behind the building and walked around the structure like they were checking for damage.

Looks like something from the TV show "Grand Designs."

I think they tore down the test building must have not met standards very well