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" when the city had been laid out in 1912- one of the first planned communities in the nation- schools have been situated so that all children could walk without crossing a major street; side streets fed into major boulevards, with strategically placed rapid transit stops to ferry commuters into downtown Cleveland" page 11

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"Nobody  biked in Shaker Heights, just as nobody took the bus: you either drove or somebody drove you; it was a town built for cars and for people who had cars." pg 17 

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"Nobody  biked in Shaker Heights, just as nobody took the bus: you either drove or somebody drove you; it was a town built for cars and for people who had cars." pg 17 

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Even the teens of Shaker Heights - whose main exposure to Shakers was singing "Simple Gifts" in music class - could feel that drive for perfection still in the air. 

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Even the teens of Shaker Heights - whose main exposure to Shakers was singing "Simple Gifts" in music class - could feel that drive for perfection still in the air. 

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(pg 26)

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"if they planned every detail, the Shakers had believed, they could create a patch of heaven on earth, a little refuge from the world, and the founders of Shaker Heights had thought the same" page 26

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"In advertisement, they depicted Shaker Heights in the clouds, looking down upon the grimy city of Cleveland from a mountaintop at the end of a rainbow's arch." pg 26

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"In advertisement, they depicted Shaker Heights in the clouds, looking down upon the grimy city of Cleveland from a mountaintop at the end of a rainbow's arch." pg 26

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"Order - and regulation, the father of order - had been the Shakers' key to harmony." pg 26

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"there were rules, many rules, about what you could and could not do." pg 10

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All up and down the street the houses looked like any others - but inside them were people who might be happy, or taking refuge, or stealing themselves to go out in the world, searching for something better.

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All up and down the street the houses looked like any others - but inside them were people who might be happy, or taking refuge, or stealing themselves to go out in the world, searching for something better.

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(pg 387)

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But Shaker Heights had been founded, if not on Shaker principles, with the same idea of creating a utopia. 

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But Shaker Heights had been founded, if not on Shaker principles, with the same idea of creating a utopia. 

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"... the underlying philosophy being that everything could-and should-be planned out, and that by doing so you could avoid the unseemly, the unpleasant, and the disastrous." pg. 12

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Shaker Overview

There’s a feeling that comes with living in Shaker Heights.

It’s the friendly spirit of more than 100 summer block parties, the nostalgia of children walking to neighborhood schools, the joyful laughter of neighbors skating on icy outdoor rinks, and the sentimental charm of residents marching together in the City’s annual Memorial Day parade.

Community is the essence of Shaker Heights.

Read on to learn more about living and learning in Shaker, exciting retail and development, and experiencing Cleveland — all from a home base in Shaker.

Living in Shaker
Eighty-percent of the City of Shaker Heights is located within a National Register of Historic Places historic district. Among the first cities in the Midwest to adopt legislation supporting Green Building and Sustainable Community Practices, Shaker Heights supports fair housing and offers a variety of housing types for all ages and life stages.

A diverse population of 28,448 — a mix of newcomers from across the globe and long-time residents alike

Nine distinctive neighborhoods characterized by tree-lined streets, ample sidewalks and extraordinary architecture

Four lakes and plentiful parklands

Updated recreational facilities including an outdoor 50-meter swimming pool and an indoor, year-round ice skating arena

A regional Nature Center identified as a National Environmental Education Landmark

A picturesque Shaker Boulevard, named to the Great Places in America: Streets list

A 2016 Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community, named by the League of American Bicyclists

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Shaker Heights, as with everything, had regulations about trick-or-treating: sirens wailed at six and eight to mark the start and end, and although there were no official age restrictions, people tended to look askance at teens who showed up on their doorsteps. ch6

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"Perfection: that was the goal, and perhaps the Shakers had lived it so strongly it had seeped into the soil itself, feeding those who grew up there with a propensity to overachieve and a deep intolerance for flaws." pg 26

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She had spent her whole life in Shaker Heights, and it had infused her to the core. Her memories of childhood were a broad expanse of green-- wide lawns, tall trees, the plush greenness that comes with affluence... ch11