This map is a portion of the city of Cleveland's planning comission map of the Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood. The map is centered most towards Shaker Square one of the many shopping areas in the neighborhood. It is the most famous neighborhood landmark…
Verso: "35 ton elm tree, Shaker Heights" One of the storefront signs reads "The Van Sweringen Co Sales Dept." Shaker Square, actually an octagon, was built by the Van Sweringen brothers in the late 1920s as one of the first suburban shopping centers…
In this photo from November 1965, people are seen gathered in a section of Shaker Square to celebrate the annual lighting of the Christmas tree. Shaker Square, actually an octagon, was built by the Van Sweringen brothers in the late 1920s as one of…