I think the interactive city-web sites on Philadelphia and Cleveland are very interesting. The PhilaPlace site was my personal favorite. The map itself had a colonial appearance, and was very detailed. There are numerous icons to explore, each one tells the historical importance of that location and includes photos and videos. This type of site is a great tool, not only do interactive city-sites give residents a new way to learn about their city but they also help promote the cities lesser known history to tourists. PhilaPlace also allows residents and visitors to share their personal experiences for the entire community to see.

The map for Euclid Corridor History Project, about Cleveland, Ohio, is a solid web site but I don’t like it nearly as much as PhilaPlace. There is only one tab that is interactive, the Art History tab, the other three are plain and need improvement. Compared to PhilaPlace, Euclid Corridor has significantly less icon-links, making me think Cleveland doesn’t have much to offer as tourist destination. In the end though, it still blows non-interactive city web sites out of the water.