Sylvia Clayton, longtime resident of the Ludlow neighborhood south of Shaker Square
As Shaker Square opens, the 1929 stock market crash threatens its future. Then, starting in the 1950s, social changes in the neighborhoods around the Square alter who feels “welcome” there - an evolution that is still unfolding. A developer reflects on his late-1990s attempt to remake the Square as a high-end lifestyle center. Features interviews with Ludlow residents Sylvia Clayton and Shelley Stokes Hammond; Ulysses Glen, owner of the East Side Daily News; and developer Randy Ruttenberg of Fairmount Properties.