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Concerns over blockbusting and rapid demographic changes in the neighborhood during the early 1960s also precipitated a rise in community activism. Community groups advocated for racial integration and improved municipal services in an effort to stabilize the neighborhood. Aiding in these stabilization efforts, the City of Shaker Heights began taking an active role guiding the development of Moreland's residential and commercial districts. Efforts to promote racial integration were accompanied by municipal projects to revitalize the region's valuable commercial properties.  The pathway to stability, however, often put the City and community activists at odds with one another. These efforts to guide neighborhood development reflect the dynamic and diverse character of the Moreland community. Exemplified by the stories of its churches, porches, stores, parks and civic institutions, the Moreland neighborhood's unique origins and development present an entry point for discovering a less-known side to the history of Shaker Heights.</p>","postscript_text":"Stories sponsored by the City of Shaker Heights","tour_img":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/fullsize/350b90c85cc647c1af9de486de361e17.jpg","items":[{"id":844,"title":"Moreland Community Association","latitude":41.461015000000003283275873400270938873291015625,"longitude":-81.56982499999998026396497152745723724365234375,"thumbnail":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/square_thumbnails/350b90c85cc647c1af9de486de361e17.jpg","fullsize":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/fullsize/350b90c85cc647c1af9de486de361e17.jpg","subtitle":"Block Building","address":"Moreland, Shaker Heights, OH","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":841,"title":"Shaker Heights Public 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