Porter said that this is a typical example of the process that went into creating the tour. In one photo, the hotel had three floors and in another, it had four. Research revealed that the hotel had actually been lifted up. Most of the starting pages open on a period photo stretching across the screen with red arrows allowing the viewer to essentially walk down the street moving from building to building with each click bringing up a period photo of the area. With new equipment that the group recently acquired, they are going back and adding a link to a modern photo of the location.
Some photos have links to photos of the inside of some buildings.
The whole Web site has almost the feel of any one of a number of computer games where the viewer clicks on different parts of the screen to view different scenes. Porter took some time to explain why 1895 was chosen as the base year for the project. These photos are the real meat of the project, supplemented with newspaper clippings and other timely memorabilia. The project has received a grant which was used to update the group's technology. Porter also won a distinguished teaching achievement award from the National Council for Geographic Education for his concept of the walking tour, which is the first in the county.