History Resources:

General History:

• Leiken, Mayor Earl (January 29, 2017). “Moreland,” PowerPoint Presentation at the Shaker Historical Society Annual Meeting
  • Parts One, Two, Three and Four
• Moreland Rising Newsletters
• More Moreland History available in the Shaker Library Local History Collection: Connect to Local History to make an appointment or ask for assistance

Development:

• Hart, James Donovan (2003). “No Bowling Allowed: The Challenge of Commercial Revitalization and Racial Integration in Shaker Heights, 1976-1992.”
• Styche, Leonard G. & Don M. Hisaka (December 1967). Summary of a Comprehensive Plan: Shaker Heights, Ohio.
• Chagrin-Lee-Avalon Business Corridor, Businesses Over Time spreadsheet. See also the 1951-53 Map in Moreland on the Map, below.

Integration:

• Cynthia Mills Richter, Integrating the Suburban Dream: Shaker Heights, Ohio. University of Minnesota, 1999. Available here by permission: https://www.shakerhistory.org/exhibits-collections/library-archives

East View United Church of Christ:

• 1958 Self-Study
• East View United Church of Christ history

Shaker Heights Public Library:

• “Shaker Heights Public Library: Serving the Community for 75 Years.” Shaker Life, October/November 2012

Oral Histories:

Cleveland Voices: the oral history project of the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities at Cleveland State University contains many oral history interviews of Moreland and other Shaker residents. Browse these projects in particular:

• Moreland Oral History Project
• Shaker Heights Centennial Interview Collection
• Shaker Lakes Nature Center Interview Collection
• See also:
  • Whyte, Donna McIntyre. Current resident of Moreland neighborhood.
    • May 24, 2013 interview. Covers her childhood in Cleveland, particularly Glenville and Mt. Pleasant.
    • May 30, 2013 interview. Covers her adult years in Shaker Heights.

Memories:

• Kenneth A. Bravo, SHHS 1960, “Moreland School.”

Visit Cleveland Historical for the following and other stories about Moreland and Shaker Heights history:

• Building Porches, Doubles, and Bungalows in the Moreland Neighborhood
• Chelton Park
• Dr. Spock’s Last Babies
• East View United Church of Christ
• The Kingsbury Building
• The Lee-Scottsdale Building
• The Max Ellis House
• Moreland Elementary School
• Pioneers, Manxmen and Shakers at the Warrensville West Cemetery
• Shaker Heights Public Library
• Shaker Heights Service Center
• Shaker-Lee Synagogue
• Shaker Town Center
• Temple Beth-El
• Moreland Tour of all Moreland neighborhood stories on Cleveland Historical

Timelines (click for more detail):

Molyneaux, David and Sue Sackman (1987).  75 Years: An Informal History of Shaker Heights.

Southern Moreland Neighborhood:

Map of Residential Architectural Information

An Architectural Guide to Southern Moreland

Published by the Cleveland Restoration Society

July 2017

Architectural Information of Moreland Homes

Including Construction Dates and Architects’ Names

From the Shaker Building Index Card Database

Landmarked Properties in Moreland

Designated as Shaker Heights Landmarked Properties

By the City of Shaker Heights

Witness to History: Interviews of Moreland residents by Dr. Donna M. Whyte:

• Earline Hooper, July 12, 2020
• Iris Anderson, August 9, 2020
• Vicki Victoria and Harry Levine, September 13, 2020
• Cordelia Huffman, October 11, 2020
• Ernest and Janet Jenkins, November 8, 2020
• Berttina and James Walker, December 13, 2020
• Ceil Baldridge, February 14, 2021
• Carmella Williams, March 14, 2021
• Chiquitia and Crystal Montgomery, April 11, 2021
• Larry and Brenda Ford, May 16, 2021
• Sam Hooper, June 13, 2021
• George S. Eaton, July 11, 2021
• Alice and Amy Gardner, August 8, 2021
• John Dutton, September 19, 2021
• JoAnn, Rachel and Charlo Jemison, October 24, 2021
• Jim and JoAn Perkins, November 14, 2021
• Pam Fletcher, January 9, 2022
• Calvin McIntyre, February 6, 2022
• Al Foster, March 13, 2022
• Theodore Darden IV, April 10, 2022
• Shirley Ramsey, May 15, 2022
• Sabrina Heath, June 12, 2022
• Theodore Darden III, July 10, 2022
• Robert “Bobby” O’Neal, August 14, 2022
• Mariama Whyte, September 11, 2022
• Donna McIntyre Whyte, October 16, 2022
• Sheila Gardner, November 13, 2022
• Vanessa Shaw, December 11, 2022
• Hellie Stovall, January 15, 2023
• Ronda Wright, February 19, 2023
• Monica Boone, March 12, 2023
• East View United Church of Christ, April 16, 2023
• Danita Grigsby, May 21, 2023
• MeShelle Barclay, June 11, 2023
• David Owens, July 16, 2023
• Crystal Bowden, August 13, 2023
• Darryl Bell, September 17, 2023
• Dwight Gilmore, October 8, 2023
  • Q&A with Dwight Gilmore
• Andrena Sharp, November 12, 2023
• Tammi Hayes, December 10, 2023
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 visit to Shaker Heights, January 14, 2024
• Reverend Walter Ratcliffe, February 18, 2024
• Earline Hooper (encore), March 10, 2024
• Darlene Garrison, April 21, 2024
• Pat Lanzy, May 19, 2024
• Sophronia Hairston, June 9, 2024
• Moreland Elementary Memories: Carmen Ellington Coleman, Miata Whyte Hunter, Janessa Hill Slade, Mariama Whyte, July 21, 2024
• Moreland Elementary Collected Memories, August 18, 2024 (recorded 8/4/24)
• East View United Church of Christ Porch Talk featuring Connie Schulz, September 15, 2024
• Donna Johnson, October 20, 2024
• Kayla Berkey and Sena LeDonne, November 24, 2024
• Eric Brown, December 15, 2024

Moreland Elementary School in the Local History Collection:

• Fifth grade teacher Marvin Pozdol’s donated collection of photos and letters sent to Moreland School from Civil Rights leaders
• Slideshow presentation prepared for the August 4, 2024 Moreland Building Celebration

Historic Images of Moreland:

• Moreland Elementary School historic photographs within the Shaker Heights Collection on Cleveland Memory.
• Moreland Neighborhood historic photographs within the Shaker Heights Collection on Cleveland Memory.
• Moreland Historic Images from the Planning Department of the City of Shaker Heights.
• Shaker Library Welcomes You Back to Moreland School — booklet created for Moreland alumni / open house

Click on any map to view larger image

Warrensville Township, 1903

Warrensville Township, 1912 Warrensville Township Map, Vol. 3, plate 12. Shaker Historical Society collection.

Moreland School District, 1927 Shaker Heights School Review, Vol. V No. 1. September 1, 1927, p. 3.

Southern Moreland Neighborhood, 2017 from Google Maps

Chagrin-Lee-Avalon, 1951-53 with business changes to 1960 Gift to the Shaker Heights Public Library by H.A. Williams, 2002.

Chagrin Lee Avalon Shopping Center Shaker Historical Society, Elizabeth Nord Library and Archives, Map 5.1.30

© Nate Padavan, idrawmaps.com for the City of Shaker Heights

Further Map Resources:

• “From Surrogate Suburbs to Shaker Heights: Exploring Black Middle-Class Mobility in Mid-Twentieth Century Cleveland,” a map-based tour itinerary that includes historical details and images of the Moreland area of Shaker Heights. Todd Michney and Virginia Dawson, 17th National Conference on Planning History, Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH), October 29, 2017.
• Shaker Heights Maps in ClevelandMemory.org
• Shaker Historical Society’s Historic Map Collection
• Map-based databases: MyPlace, NODIS, and NEO CANDO.

CHAGRIN BOULEVARD AT LEE ROAD (NORTHEAST CORNER)

1905 Gillette Tavern. © Shaker Historical Society

2018 PNC Bank at Shaker Towne Centre. © Margaret Simon

CHAGRIN BOULEVARD AT LEE ROAD (FACING SOUTH)

1937 © Shaker Library Collection, Cleveland Memory

2017 © Kamla Lewis

HAMPSTEAD AVENUE AT LEE ROAD

1967 © Shaker Library Collection, Cleveland Memory

2017 © Kamla Lewis

CHAGRIN BOULEVARD AT PENNINGTON ROAD

1970 © Shaker Library Collection, Cleveland Memory

2017 © Kamla Lewis

MENLO ROAD AT RIFE COURT

1971 © Shaker Library Collection, Cleveland Memory

2017 © Kamla Lewis

The Moreland History Working Group (2018-2020) consisted of residents of Moreland neighborhood, independent scholars, and representatives of:

• City of Shaker Heights Neighborhood Revitalization Department
• Cleveland Restoration Society
• Shaker Heights Public Library
• Shaker Historical Society

For more information, contact:

Shaker Heights Department of Economic Development

3400 Lee Road

(216) 491-1335

[email protected]