ations , ▁the ▁advers aries ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁powerful . ▁Finally , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁with ▁its ▁million aire ▁owner ▁in car cer ated ▁on ▁a ▁bog us ▁bad ▁check ▁charge ▁and ▁isolated ▁in ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement ▁in ▁a ▁pen al ▁facility ▁ 1 9 0   m iles ▁away , ▁the ▁entire ▁block ▁was ▁seized , ▁cord oned ▁off ▁and ▁demol ished ▁" to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁re development " ▁and ▁further ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁C lin ic ▁Foundation . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Cleveland ' s ▁official ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁tak ings , ▁and ▁as ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Cleveland ▁History : ▁ ▁Although ▁scores ▁of ▁other ▁African - American ▁property ▁own ers ▁were ▁driven ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 5 th ▁and ▁Eu cl id ▁area ▁and ▁defeated ▁under ▁dub ious ▁land - gra b ▁tact ics , ▁W inst on ▁E . ▁Will is , ▁has ▁continued ▁his ▁dec ades - long ▁struggle ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁property ▁rights . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Cinema ▁Tre asures ▁ ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁Cleveland <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁Thomas ▁Bass ▁( 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 7 6 0 ▁– ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 1 8 2 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁bre wer ▁of ▁Bur ton - on - Tr ent , ▁England , ▁who ▁consider ably ▁developed ▁the ▁Bass ▁bre wing ▁company . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Bass ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Bass , ▁a ▁car rier