Crew demolishes Eminem's childhood home in Detroit

[November 21, 2013]  DETROIT (AP) — Eminem's childhood home in Detroit has been demolished.

MLive.com reports that a crew took down the house Wednesday.

The boarded-up bungalow is pictured on the cover of the rapper's recently released "The Marshall Mathers LP 2." It also was on his 2000 album "The Marshall Mathers LP."

A fire earlier this month damaged portions of the small home's top floor.

The Michigan Land Bank says in a statement that the home was "structurally unsafe" after the fire. The Michigan Land Bank is a state agency. It owns the property.

Workers are expected to finish removing debris on the lot by the end of the month.

[Associated Press]

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