Buckeye-Shaker is a city planning area on the east side of
Cleveland,
Ohio. It encompasses two neighborhoods: in its south and west the old
Buckeye neighborhood and in its northeast the
Shaker Square neighborhood which is centered on an historic shopping district and an eponymous
rapid transit station, located at the intersection of Shaker and Moreland Boulevards, on the
light rail line that connects the city of
Shaker Heights to
downtown Cleveland. From the early to mid-20th century, the Buckeye Road neighborhood was known as Little Hungary, serving as the historic heart of Cleveland's
Hungarian community, which at one time was the largest in the world outside of Hungary and for years has been almost completely African-American. Shaker Square, continues to be known as one of Cleveland's most notable neighborhoods, in terms of shopping, dining, architecture, education of its residents, participation in civic life, diversity and quality of living.