70 SUMMER 2022 | WWW.SHAKER.LIFE
Scene
in Shaker
Planting
Trees
and
Fighting
Freeways
By Diana Simeon
A sure sign of spring in
Shaker Heights: the blooming
of the cherry and other
ornamental trees in the grove
on South Park Boulevard at
Horseshoe Lake. The grove
was started in the 1930s by
the Village Garden Club,
which still maintains it.
In May, the State of Ohio
officially recognized the
92-year legacy of the
Village Garden Club with an
Ohio Historical Marker at
the grove.
This editorial cartoon
appeared in the Sun Press
on December 26, 1963 in
response to a proposal
by the Cuyahoga County
Engineer’s Office to build
freeways through Shaker
and Cleveland Heights.
The Clark and Lee
Freeways would have
met at an interchange
near where the Nature
Center at Shaker
Lakes sits today.
Source: The Shaker
Historical Society
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