A trip to Dayton's Bluff via Portland Avenue reveals some historic old residences, a neighborhood temporarily disrupted by construction and a schoolhouse transformed on the inside.
abc's neal karlinsky got a first-hand look. >> reporter: it's a slow-motion disaster. three homes teetering on the edge of a bluff south of seattle, that is sliding away chunk by chunk. the white piece of deck half way down is part of gary williams' house. >> it is is okay to be out here. >> williams let us in during the few short hours he's been allowed to come back inside to pack up everything he owns and get out. >> it started over here. i could hear it rustling, like a dog going through the brush. >> reporter: pictures of the bluff before and after give you a sense of how much the earth has moved. three homes are red tagged meaning the owners can't stay here. >> you can see where the earth is pulling away here and here. it is separating. down there in the green grass, you can see chunks cracking away. it started on friday night and hasn't settled yet. city officials say they will send boats around to monitor the bluff. you can see where the bulk of the earth and trees have come