Explore the Euclid Corridor History Project website, which shows the content available to riders on RTA’s HealthLine on interactive kiosks at selected transit stations. The Euclid Corridor project represents a three-year effort that culminated in a team effort to produce digital exhibits on dozens of Cleveland historic sites and topics. You should be prepared to comment on the specific content of any of the sites/topics covered by the project website. Each of these is accessible by clicking its corresponding orange dot on the interactive map. In class we will discuss the process that led to the final product and will discuss best practices.
Note that your final Omeka Image Collection (including revised metadata) is now due at the same time as your Omeka Exhibit on November 25.
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The Euclid Corridor History Project was a great idea. I don’t care for the way the street was made but exploring the website and learning about Cleveland made me like the transformation. Euclid always been the number one attraction in Cleveland and this is a great way to educate others who come to our city. The project will also educate those who live within the city or commute here for work. Going though the website I learned that Shaw high school had the number one band in the 70s which reflects to current history. Shaw high school band went four year as number one in 2001-2004 and appeared on television because of their talent. The selected transit stops also educate people on the structure of the buildings around us and what was there before. If you look closely to the way some houses our in the beginning of East Cleveland you will notice that they are large and would have fitted in with the idea of Millionaires road. The building May Company still stands and many may not know that its called Macy’s now and it educate us on how Cleveland had the best shopping avenue during the Great Depression besides New York’s Fifth Avenue. It also educates people on how the bus routes use to be street cars that ran up and down Euclid (Millionaires Road). The department stores set right on the route of the street cars which encourage the people to get off the street car and shop. Without going to this website I would have never known they made Terminal Tower so it can connect the Shaker commuters to their jobs and this would also help real state property value go up and sell more houses in the rich area Shaker Heights. It even gives information on Cleveland State and the buildings for example, Fenn Tower and Mather Mansion which still stands today and plays a major part at Cleveland State. This transformation of the Health line was a great idea.
This is the first time that I have looked at the Euclid Corridor project, even though I have seen the link on the blog space since the beginning of class.
When I activated the orange dots, I looked at the photographs and read the information on a few before I notice that there was audio available. I found it mildly interesting, but when I saw that the voice was transcribed and that I could read along, I became very interested. The combination of both the voice and the written word had a much greater meaning than either one had individually.
Do the prototype kiosks have to be designed from scratch, or are they commercially available? Or to put it another way, has this sort of oral history project been tried elsewhere?
The Euclid Corridor Project is informational, modern, easy to navigate, and amazing. Anyone could tour Cleveland without ever having to step foot in Ohio. As a resident it also gave me a sense of pride for Cleveland , which can be difficult when your city is the butt of so many national jokes. I guess it is as we discussed in class, the more personal you make it the better the project becomes. With the use of the audio I found myself wanting to learn more about the people who were interviewed. Perhaps if there is a similar project in the works this is something that could be kept in mind.
There is a ton of information that is given on the website. I think it is very helpful but also could seem confusing at times. The map didn’t explain the points so I would have to click on every single point which wasn’t a big deal because it gives people a chance to learn about points they didn’t think about. However if I wanted to find a certain spot it would take me a while to find it. I liked being able to listen to the interviews and then go back to the photos and browse the pictures while listening to someone reminisce about when times were different on Euclid Ave.