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Blumberg towers come tumbling down, raising memories of horror and home

Timothy Scruggs couldn't be late for this. He ran down a dirt path worn through an empty lot, dodged plastic bags and discarded bottles and snack wrappers and came to a halt in the parking lot at 22nd and Sharswood Streets.

Two towers of the Norman Blumberg Apartments come down in North Philadelphia. There were cheers, but also sadness.
Two towers of the Norman Blumberg Apartments come down in North Philadelphia. There were cheers, but also sadness.Read moreDAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer
    by Aubrey Whelan, Staff Writer
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