▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Dem ol ition ▁Pl ans ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁old ▁bre wer y ▁into ▁a ▁historic ▁site ▁were ▁dashed ▁by ▁v andal ism ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Hop es ▁to ▁util ize ▁the ▁remaining ▁buildings ▁were ▁never ▁realized , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Only ▁the ▁Cent liv re ▁home ▁and ▁horse ▁st ables ▁were ▁saved . ▁ ▁Found er ' s ▁bi ography ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁Cent liv re ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁D ann em arie , ▁Haut - R hin , ▁France , ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁co oper ▁( prof ession ) ▁ ▁and ▁initially ▁came ▁to ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁having ▁settled ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana . ▁After ▁a ▁ch ol era ▁ep ide mic ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁France , ▁returning ▁to ▁America ▁via ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁two ▁brothers . ▁After ▁living ▁in ▁Mass illon , ▁Ohio ▁and ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁co oper ▁in ▁Louis ville , ▁Ohio , ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁McG reg or , ▁Iowa ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁and ▁operated ▁it ▁until ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁Fort ▁Wayne , ▁Indiana ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁C . ▁L . ▁Cent liv re ▁B rew ing ▁Company ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁Frank