Buckeye–Shaker

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Coordinates: 41°29′2″N 81°35′26″W / 41.48389°N 81.59056°W / 41.48389; -81.59056
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Buckeye–Shaker
ZIP Codes
44120
Area code216
Median income[1]$30,448
Source: 2020 U.S. Census, City Planning Commission of Cleveland [2]
Shaker Square Historic District
Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.83004367[3]
Added to NRHP1983
The Shaker Mill Stone, which lies in Shaker Square

Buckeye–Shaker is a

Hungarian community, which at one time was the largest in the world outside of Hungary and for years has been almost completely African-American.[5] Shaker Square, continues to be known as one of Cleveland's most notable neighborhoods, in terms of shopping, dining, architecture, the education of its residents, participation in civic life, diversity, and quality of living.[6][7]

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.

Shaker Square

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. Several pieces were added to the four quadrants, likely in the 1950s. Nearby, along Van Aken Boulevard but essentially an appendage to the Square, a commercial strip was built in 1939.[8] The two brothers, who also developed much of the land to the east of 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.[5][8] 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).

Four large buildings around the perimeter of the grass lawns make up the second planned shopping center in the United States, after

Copenhagen, Denmark. Since 2004, the Square has been owned by The Coral Company, whose offices are in Shaker Square.[9]

Today, Shaker Square is the heart of the neighborhood. Near the square are more than 4,000 units of rental and condominium apartments (the largest concentration of multi-family housing in Cleveland), townhouses, and many private homes.

Larchmere

The Larchmere district begins at North Moreland Boulevard, stretching west along Larchmere Boulevard to East 121st Street. The commercial and residential district is known for its dozens of storefronts and annual festivals, including PorchFest, Holiday Stroll, and Larchmere Festival.[10]

Buckeye Road

The Buckeye Road neighborhood was known as Little Hungary and developed as the heart of Cleveland's

Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
.

Points of interest, all of which are listed on the

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, built in 1892; and the Weizer Building
, built in 1928.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
194019,537—    
195020,684+5.9%
196019,066−7.8%
197018,496−3.0%
198016,347−11.6%
199015,676−4.1%
200016,063+2.5%
201012,470−22.4%
202011,680−6.3%
Source:[13][1]

Education

In September 1912, the Cleveland Board of Education ceded an area at the eastern end of Buckeye–Shaker, around what would later become Shaker Square, to the Shaker Heights Board of Education.[14] Currently, Moreland Boulevard serves as the dividing line, with homes and businesses along Moreland and to the east being within the Shaker Schools and Library District and thus paying taxes, including real estate taxes, and participating in elections for the Shaker Heights City School District and Shaker libraries. Households and businesses west of Moreland continue to be part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Cleveland libraries. Because of the ability to send their children to Shaker Schools, there has historically been a large number of individuals who work in Cleveland, particularly in city government, who live in the Shaker Schools area, or Buckeye–Shaker. This anomaly also led to this area being the center of Cleveland's black middle class prior to the integration of Shaker Heights.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cleveland Neighborhoods and Wards: Buckeye–Shaker Square Neighborhood Factsheet (2021)" (PDF). The Center for Community Solutions (Cleveland). Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Buckeye–Shaker Neighborhood Fact Sheet" (PDF). Cleveland City Planning Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historical Places – Ohio(OH), Cuyahoga County". National Register of Historic Places. Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  4. ^ "Buckeye Shaker". Connecting Cleveland 2020 Citywide Plan. Cleveland City Planning Commission. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  5. ^ "BUCKEYE-SHAKER SQUARE | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University". Ech.case.edu. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  6. ^ "Shaker Square | LiveCLEVELAND!". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  7. ^ a b "History of Shaker Square". Shakersquare.net. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  8. ^ Guth, Douglas (30 September 2004). "Coral Co. purchases historic Shaker Square". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  9. ^ "About Larchmere — Larchmere". Larchmere.com. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  10. ^
    LCCN 85621096. Archived
    from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-01-02 – via Cleveland Memory Project.
  11. ^ a b c Baranick, Alana (1997-10-04). "Cleveland's Hungarian story expands beyond Buckeye Rd. where immigrants paved the way for new arrivals". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, OH. p. 6B. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2010-01-05 – via cleveland.com.
  12. ^ "Census data" (PDF). planning.city.cleveland.oh.us. 2010. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  13. ^ Dawson, Virginia (December 2011). "Shaker Square and the Shaker Schools". Shaker Square. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

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