Now the site of the Van Aken Shopping Center, the intersection of Warrensville Center and Kinsman Road (now Chagrin) was the main hub for commercial and social activity in Warrensville Township at the turn of the 20th century. Marking the exact center of the Township, the quadrants surrounding this intersection housed churches, taverns, a school, a general store, a saw mill, the town hall, and a vault to store the bodies of those who died during winter months.
