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• History of Shaker Square: The development of the Shaker Square area began in 1922 with the construction of the Moreland Courts apartment buildings on Shaker Boulevard. Otis and Mantis Van Sweringen, owners of the buildings as well as the Terminal Tower downtown at Public Square and Shaker Heights, conceived the area as a European-style district with a cinema, dining, and shopping. They designed Shaker Square after European central markets, most notably Amalienborg Square in Copenhagen. They chose Georgian architecture to blend with the Georgian and Tudor homes being built in neighboring Shaker Heights. The square was completed in 1929 and was immediately popular as an upscale shopping and dining mecca. Today, the square is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:22:50 +0000

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