Google Starts Shutting Down Its City Pages, Shifts To Google+ Local

Google is in the process of shutting down its collection of city pages — a change that follows the shift from Google Places to Google+ Local, and a change that may be reflective of a larger shift in direction for Google’s local efforts.

Mike Blumenthal noticed yesterday that the Portland city page had gone missing. The page used to be accessible atwww.google.com/portland/ (which redirected towww.google.com/city/portland/), but that URL now produces a 404 error. The same thing happens with some other city page URLs, like google.com/sandiegoand google.com/madison.

Source:http://searchengineland.com/google-starts-shutting-down-its-city-pages-shifts-to-google-local-138587