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Feared rat tsunami doesn’t materialize in Narberth

Demolition of the long-empty, 131-year-old Baptist Church of the Evangel on Elmwood Avenue, hasn't seemed to unleash any big problems.

An empty lot where a church once stood is shown on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Narberth. In 2022, neighbors started seeing rats when they hadn't before and blamed the long-empty Baptist Church of the Evangel on Elmwood Avenue, a 131-year-old gray stone edifice sitting across from the Narberth SEPTA station.
An empty lot where a church once stood is shown on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Narberth. In 2022, neighbors started seeing rats when they hadn't before and blamed the long-empty Baptist Church of the Evangel on Elmwood Avenue, a 131-year-old gray stone edifice sitting across from the Narberth SEPTA station.Read moreJose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer