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Members of Mt. Olive Baptist Church Choir sing at the site of an abandoned home in the impoverished Mantua section Philadelphia on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The cultural and memorial project called “Funeral for a Home” celebrated the dilapidated row house's colorful life before it was knocked down. Organizers from Temple University said it was an effort to commemorate neighborhood history in a city where about 600 houses are torn down each year and 25,000 others sit vacant. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis) ( Funeral For A Home )

People take photos as demolition begins on an abandoned home in the impoverished Mantua section Philadelphia on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The cultural and memorial project called “Funeral for a Home” celebrated the dilapidated row house's colorful life before it was knocked down. Organizers from Temple University said it was an effort to commemorate neighborhood history in a city where about 600 houses are torn down each year and 25,000 others sit vacant. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis) ( APTOPIX Funeral For A Home )

From left, Jason Jackson, 8, Myla Gunn, 7, and Garis Harris, 10, watch as an abandoned home is demolished in the impoverished Mantua section Philadelphia on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The cultural and memorial project called “Funeral for a Home” celebrated the dilapidated row house's colorful life before it was knocked down. Organizers from Temple University said it was an effort to commemorate neighborhood history in a city where about 600 houses are torn down each year and 25,000 others sit vacant. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis) ( Funeral For A Home )

Ernestine Eltzy holds a commemorative fan during a "home going" service at the site of an abandoned home in the impoverished Mantua section Philadelphia on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The cultural and memorial project called “Funeral for a Home” celebrated the dilapidated row house's colorful life before it was knocked down. Organizers from Temple University said it was an effort to commemorate neighborhood history in a city where about 600 houses are torn down each year and 25,000 others sit vacant. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis) ( Funeral For A Home )

Members of a local drill team prepare to perform in a neighborhood procession near the site of an abandoned home in the impoverished Mantua section Philadelphia on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The cultural and memorial project called “Funeral for a Home” celebrated the dilapidated row house's colorful life before it was knocked down. Organizers from Temple University said it was an effort to commemorate neighborhood history in a city where about 600 houses are torn down each year and 25,000 others sit vacant. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis) ( Funeral For A Home )

Members of Mt. Olive Baptist Church Choir sing at the site of an abandoned home in the impoverished Mantua section Philadelphia on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The cultural and memorial project called “Funeral for a Home” celebrated the dilapidated row house's colorful life before it was knocked down. Organizers from Temple University said it was an effort to commemorate neighborhood history in a city where about 600 houses are torn down each year and 25,000 others sit vacant. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis) ( Funeral For A Home )

Cyion Deas, 5, right, watches with his drum as people arrive at the site of an abandoned home in the impoverished Mantua section Philadelphia on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The cultural and memorial project called “Funeral for a Home” celebrated the dilapidated row house's colorful life before it was knocked down. Organizers from Temple University said it was an effort to commemorate neighborhood history in a city where about 600 houses are torn down each year and 25,000 others sit vacant.(AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis) ( Funeral For A Home )

A girl fans herself as people arrive at the site of an abandoned home in the impoverished Mantua section Philadelphia on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The cultural and memorial project called “Funeral for a Home” celebrated the dilapidated row house's colorful life before it was knocked down. Organizers from Temple University said it was an effort to commemorate neighborhood history in a city where about 600 houses are torn down each year and 25,000 others sit vacant. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis) ( Funeral For A Home )

Demolition begins on an abandoned home in the impoverished Mantua section Philadelphia on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The cultural and memorial project called “Funeral for a Home” celebrated the dilapidated row house's colorful life before it was knocked down. Organizers from Temple University said it was an effort to commemorate neighborhood history in a city where about 600 houses are torn down each year and 25,000 others sit vacant. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis) ( Funeral For A Home )

People arrive for an event at the site of an abandoned home in the impoverished Mantua section Philadelphia on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The cultural and memorial project called “Funeral for a Home” celebrated the dilapidated row house's colorful life before it was knocked down. Organizers from Temple University said it was an effort to commemorate neighborhood history in a city where about 600 houses are torn down each year and 25,000 others sit vacant. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis) ( APTOPIX Funeral For A Home )