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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Flags are flying at half-staff in Muhammad Ali's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on the day after his death.
A makeshift memorial is growing outside the city's Muhammad Ali Center, with hand-written signs that say things like, "Rest in Power, Champ."
Flowers and signs are also piling up outside the little pink house on Grand Avenue that was Ali's boyhood home. Someone left a set of boxing gloves near a marker designating the house a historical site.
Cars lined both sides of the street for blocks Saturday morning and dozens of fans walked around in the rain.
Speaking to mourners on the steps of City Hall, Mayor Greg Fischer said, "Muhammad Ali belongs to the world, but he only has one hometown."
The boxing great died Friday night in Arizona after being hospitalized with respiratory problems. He was 74.
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178-a-13-(Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, in remarks at City Hall)-"and our inspiration"-Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer says the city is so proud that Muhammed Ali grew up there. (4 Jun 2016)
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175-a-14-(Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, in remarks at City Hall)-"just one lifetime"-Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer says Muhammed Ali accomplished so much. (4 Jun 2016)
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176-a-14-(Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, in remarks at City Hall)-"of his career"-Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer says Muhammed Ali was a man of action and principle. (4 Jun 2016)
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177-a-08-(Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, in remarks at City Hall)-"now a museum"-Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer says Mohummed Ali grew up just three miles from City Hall in Louisville. (4 Jun 2016)
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179-a-14-(Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, in remarks at City Hall)-"of his children"-Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer reads a quote from Muhammed Ali's book called 'The Soul of a Butterfly.' (4 Jun 2016)
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APPHOTO KYTE106: A small memorial sits in front of the boyhood home of Muhammad Ali, Saturday, June 4, 2016 in Louisville Ky. Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family Friday, June 3, 2016. He was 74. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) (4 Jun 2016)
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APPHOTO KYTE105: Members of the Louisville Metro Police Color Guard lower the flags to half staff in remembrance of the passing of Muhammad Ali at the Louisville Metro City Hall, Saturday, June 4, 2016 in Louisville Ky. Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family Friday, June 3. He was 74.(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) (4 Jun 2016)
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APPHOTO KYTE104: With the Louisville Metro Police Color Guard standing at attention, Louisville Mayor Greg Fisher addresses a gathering of supporters and mourners of Muhammad Ali from the steps of the Louisville Metro City Hall, Saturday, June 4, 2016 in Louisville Ky. Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family Friday, June 3, he was 74. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) (4 Jun 2016)
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