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- During the turbulent, riot-torn 1960s, in one of the most racially polarized cities in the country, this area witnessed the creation and rise of an urban paradise, imagined, engineered, owned and operated by a young African-American entrepreneur, Winston E. Willis.
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Aug 3, 2017 · Local historians may continue to overlook the facts, but no genuine chronicler of Cleveland history will be able to separate 105th and Euclid from the Winston Willis era. Like it or not, he is...
105th and Euclid in 1981. During the turbulent, riot-torn 1960s, in one of the most racially polarized cities in the country, this area witnessed the creation and rise of an urban paradise, imagined, engineered, owned and operated by a young African-American entrepreneur, Winston E. Willis.
Under UCPD at East 105th and Euclid, upwards of 23 businesses operated simultaneously. In the 1970s and 80s Willis ran afoul of tax and other laws and lost his properties to seizure in 1983. His ongoing legal battles with the city of Cleveland over ownership of his lands spans several decades, including his 2007 petition to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Aug 3, 2017 · 105th and Euclid: The Winston Willis Story is a feature-length documentary about the little-known and long hidden true story of a decade's long fight over land between a courageous and...
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Not long after the riots, however, African American real estate developer Winston E. Willis stepped in and purchased many of the commercial properties around East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue, opening a number of adult-oriented businesses.
Aug 3, 2023 · Winston Willis's Block, 1970 -Detroit-born black entrepreneur Winston Willis owned nearly the entire south side of Euclid Ave between E105th and E107th streets in the 1970s Cleveland Historical
Detroit-born black entrepreneur Winston Willis owned nearly the entire south side of Euclid Avenue between East 105th and East 107th streets in the 1970s.