For example, the rapid rise and equally rapid fall of the business empire of the Van Sweringen brothers is discussed, with its glimpses of future suburbia (at Shaker Heights, Ohio) and future shopping malls (at Union Terminal), as well as the brothers' penurious ends.
Wuthering Heights | Crown Heights, Brooklyn | Washington Heights | Crown Heights | Arlington Heights | Washington Heights, Manhattan | Golan Heights | Maryland Heights, Missouri | Brooklyn Heights | Arlington Heights, Illinois | Lincoln Heights | Salisbury Heights, South Australia | Salisbury Heights | Jackson Heights, Queens | Jackson Heights | Iron Heights Penitentiary | Fadl Shaker | Brooklyn Heights Railroad | Washington Heights, New York | Rowland Heights, California | Rowland Heights | Prospect Heights | Morningside Heights | Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Columbia Heights | University Heights, Bronx | University Heights | Sterling Heights | Shaker Aamer | Prospect Heights, Brooklyn |
Silver was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, to Raphael Silver, a film director and producer, and Joan Micklin Silver, a director.
One of the Shaker Heights cars has been restored by the Minnesota Transportation Museum, which operates it on a short stretch of track in western Minneapolis.
While Shaker Heights rose to join the ranks of Beverly Hills and Wellesley, Massachusetts, the rail empire suffered financial difficulties.