Editing Bratenahl, Ohio (section)

==History==
Incorporated in 1903, Bratenahl was named after its founder, Charles Bratenahl.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/358 | title=Bratenahl }}</ref>  It is one of the older residential suburbs of Cleveland along with [[Shaker Heights, Ohio|Shaker Heights]], [[Lakewood, Ohio|Lakewood]], and [[Cleveland Heights, Ohio|Cleveland Heights]]; of these, Bratenahl has the highest per capita wealth. Bratenahl is a small community of fewer than 1,200 population inhabiting approximately 700 households, some of which are stately estates, townhouses, and condominiums on the lakefront.<ref name="enc">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Bratenahl |url= https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/bratenahl |encyclopedia= The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher= [[Case Western Reserve University]] |access-date= June 9, 2020}}</ref>

Bratenahl is home to a once controversial luxury high-rise condominium complex named Bratenahl Place.<ref name="enc" /> Though many residents opposed it at the time, in 1967 two large multi-occupancy buildings of [[Brutalist architecture|brutalist]] architectural design were built on the lakefront. One of the two structures was originally intended to be a 180-unit rental apartment building, while the other, smaller one was a condominium from its inception. In 1976 however, the larger one also became a condominium.

Bratenahl was the subject of a joint Marshall Project and WEWS investigation that found that the majority of drivers cited for traffic violations by the Bratenahl police were Black.<ref>{{cite news |author= Mark Puente, Stan Donaldson Jr., Cid Standifer, The Marshall Project |date= November 21, 2022 |title= How Bratenahl Profits From Ticketing Black Drivers |url= https://www.clevescene.com/news/how-bratenahl-profits-from-ticketing-black-drivers-40873084|work= Cleve Scene |location= |access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref><ref name="The Marshall Project">{{cite news |author = |date= November 21, 2022|title= How a Wealthy Cleveland Suburb Profits From Ticketing Black Drivers|url=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/11/21/ohio-cleveland-traffic-tickets-black-drivers-bratenahl |work= The Marshall Project|location= |access-date= November 21, 2022}}</ref> The report found that Bratenahl village had assessed more than $700,000 in fines, court costs, and other revenue since 2020, mostly from Black drivers passing through the village's jurisdiction.<ref name="The Marshall Project"/>