Buckeye-Shaker Square (sometimes referred to as "Buckeye-Shaker") consists of the sub-neighborhoods of Upper  Buckeye, Larchmere, Ludlow and Shaker Square. It  originated as farmland and was settled by numerous immigrant groups, most notably Hungarians, who called the area "Little Hungary". Intensive development in the 1920s led by the Van Sweringen brothers - including the creation of transit-oriented housing and the Shaker Square shopping center - shaped the area's modern layout. Following a period of political power for the Hungarian community, migration to suburbs led to demographic shifts, including the arrival of many African American residents. This led to racial tensions. However, t he Ludlow Community Association created as a response to anti-integration violence and advocated for an integrated community in the 1950s and 60s. In the 1970s, the community fought and won a campaign to prevent a freeway from tearing through the neighborhood.  A very civi...