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May 22, 2012

Photos of north Minneapolis, before and after tornado cleanup

Photos by Jeffrey Thompson, Jennifer Simonson and Brandt Williams
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Move the slider to compare images from before and after clean up of the 2011 north Minneapolis tornado.
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Before: A flag hangs on a snapped tree stump on the 2100 block of Queen Avenue N. Monday, May 23, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) After: The same area on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Before: Laneik White, 4, plays with a hoola hoop as neighbors grill food for their community on N. Logan Avenue on Monday, May 23, 2011. After: The same area on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (MPR Photos/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Before: Chue Or carries his cousin Alex Xiong, 2, as he makes his way through the tornado damage at Queen and 23rd avenues N. on Monday, May 23, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) After: The same area on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Before: A tarp is placed on a roof of a damaged home on N. Knox Avenue on Monday, May 23, 2011. After: The same area on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (MPR Photos/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Before: Heavily damaged buildings on West Broadway Avenue photographed on Monday, May 23, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) After: The same area on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Before: A house with a torn-off wall on Sheridan Avenue on Monday, May 23, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) After: The same lot on Sheridan Avenue north of 21st Avenue N. is now vacant. Photographed on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Before: North Logan Avenue was impassable Monday, May 23, 2011. After: The same area on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Before: Tornado damage along Thomas Avenue looking north from 17th Avenue N. on May 23, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) After: The same area on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Before: Volunteers organized through Habitat for Humanity gather at the intersection of N. Girard Avenue and N. 35th Avenue before dispersing for clean up efforts Wednesday, May 25, 2011. After: The same area on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (MPR Photos/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Before:Power lines lay on 26th Avenue N. looking west toward the Penn Avenue/26th Ave. intersection on Monday, May 23, 2011. After: The same area on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (MPR Photos/Brandt Williams) link to this photo

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Before: Trees lay on and in front of homes on Penn Avenue just north of 26th Ave. N on Monday, May 23, 2011. After: The same area on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (MPR Photos/Brandt Williams) link to this photo

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