Buckeye - Shaker in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Shaker Square

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 9, 2009

1. Shaker Square Marker

Inscription. Shaker Square, the nation's second oldest planned shopping center was originally developed by the Van Sweringen brothers and opened for business in October, 1929. Currently owned and operated by Shaker Square Ltd., this center was patterned after Amalienborg Square in Copenhagen. The arrangement of 12 Georgian-style buildings, together with trees, hedgerows and grassed areas, makes Shaker Square one of the most attractive and architecturally distinguished shopping areas anywhere in the country. Passing through the middle of the Square, the first "Shaker Rapid" which opened in 1920 with trolley cars, provided a convenient transportation link to downtown Cleveland. Today, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority owns and operates the service and provides customers and residents with a 12-minute commute to and from downtown Cleveland. The Shaker Square Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 1996 by Bicentennial Cleveland.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1929.

Location. 41° 28.992′ N, 81° 35.472′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in

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Buckeye - Shaker. It is on Shaker Square, on the left. Marker is in the southwest quadrant of Shaker Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cleveland OH 44120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shaker Gate Post (within shouting distance of this marker); Shaker Mill Stone (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Honoring the Memory of O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen (about 600 feet away); Ludlow Community / Ludlow Community Association (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shaker Gristmill Site (approx. 0.7 miles away); Van Sweringen Demonstration House (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Van Sweringen Demonstration House (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Shaker Parklands / The Nature Center at Shaker Lake (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Also see . . . Shaker Square. (Submitted on April 10, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)

Shaker Square Marker location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 9, 2009

2. Shaker Square Marker location

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,238 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.