They streamed from the bars and the house parties at 10:18 p.m., a teeming mass of raucous revelers ready to seize the streets. And Philadelphia police were ready — with officers arrayed down South Broad Street, at Temple University, in Mayfair, and on Main Street in Manayunk — lined up at each location as if daring the masses to do their worst. As the city turned out to celebrate the Eagles first NFL title since Dwight Eisenhower was president, the party was at times chaotic but no more so than many had predicted. Still, as the night wore on, property damage spread.
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