Landmark Living

Shaker Square - Then and Now

Moreland Courts is set adjacent to Shaker Square, Cleveland’s answer to the circles of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and D.C. You can drive from DuPont Circle to Hyde Park in Chicago and not see another area with the grace and charm of a European urban circle.

Shaker Square was finished in 1929, designed after European Central markets, most notably Amalienborg Square in Copenhagen. Its Georgian architecture still thrills, and it, like its neighbor Moreland Courts, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

RTA train passes Moreland Courts on its way through Shaker Square.

Currently, the Square features a six-screen first-run movie theater, many retail shops, a large supermarket, and has recently become a magnet for fine restaurants with six of Cleveland’s top-rated restaurants situated on the circle. The Shaker and Van Aken rapid transit lines run through the square, adding ambience and simple convenient transportation to downtown and the airport. University Circle and its world-class institutions are a 5-minute drive.

The Square also features a summer outdoor Farmer’s Market, free fall band concerts, and beautiful winter holiday lighting displays. The Square is a joy in all seasons.

It is a 5-minute drive west to University Circle, Cleveland’s cultural and educational center, and a 10-minute walk through a beautiful residential neighborhood to the Shaker Lakes Nature Center and trails. See ShakerSquare.net and VisitShakerSquare.com.

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