Shaker Square
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| Neighborhoods of Cleveland | |
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| Coordinates: 41°29′2″N 81°35′26″W / 41.48389°N 81.59056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Cuyahoga County |
| City | Cleveland |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 16,063 |
| 2.5% increase from 1990 Census | |
| Demographics | |
| • White | 15.3% |
| • Black | 80% |
| • Hispanic | 1% |
| • Asian | 2.1% |
| • Other | >1% |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Codes | 44120 |
| Area code(s) | 216 |
| Median income | $25,337 |
| Source: 2000 U.S. Census, City Planning Commission of Cleveland | |
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Shaker Square Historic District
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Shops on the southeast corner of Shaker Square
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| Location | Shaker and Moreland Blvds.. Cleveland, Ohio 44120 |
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| Coordinates | 41°29′2″N 81°35′26″W / 41.48389°N 81.59056°WCoordinates: 41°29′2″N 81°35′26″W / 41.48389°N 81.59056°W |
| Built | 1927-1929 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Other |
| NRHP Reference # | 83004367 |
| Added to NRHP | 1983 |
Buckeye-Shaker is a city planning area on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. It encompasses two neighborhoods: in its south and west the old Buckeye neighborhood and in its northeast the Shaker Square neighborhood which is centered on an historic shopping district and an eponymous rapid transit station, located at the intersection of Shaker and Moreland Boulevards, on the light rail line that connects the city of Shaker Heights to downtown Cleveland. From the early to mid-20th century, the Buckeye Road neighborhood was known as Little Hungary, serving as the historic heart of Cleveland's Hungarian community, which at one time was the largest in the world outside of Hungary and for years has been almost completely African-American. Shaker Square, continues to be known as one of Cleveland's most notable neighborhoods, in terms of shopping, dining, architecture, education of its residents, participation in civic life, diversity and quality of living.
Buckeye-Shaker is bordered by the neighborhoods of Woodland Hills on its west, Mount Pleasant to the south, University Circle to the north, and the suburb of Shaker Heights to the east.
The historic American Colonial-Georgian shopping center, which was largely influenced by European town squares, was built between 1927 and 1929 by the Van Sweringen brothers. The two brothers, who also developed much of the land to the east the neighborhood as the planned community of Shaker Heights, envisioned Shaker Square as its gateway between the urban and suburban living spaces represented in the early 20th century. On either side of the train tracks are two lawn areas. A short distance east of the Shaker Square stop, the track splits into the Green Line (that heads east to Green Road), and the Blue Line (that runs southeast on Van Aken Boulevard, until it reaches Chagrin Boulevard).
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