diff --git a/flags/append.go b/flags/append.go
index ed4b639b..3235e512 100644
--- a/flags/append.go
+++ b/flags/append.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ func AppendWWWFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	fs.String(SERVER_URI, "http://localhost:8080", "A valid aaronland/go-http-server URI.")
 
 	fs.Bool(ENABLE_WWW, false, "Enable the interactive /debug endpoint to query points and display results.")
+	fs.Bool(ENABLE_CORS, false, "Enable CORS headers for data-related and API handlers.")
+	fs.Bool(ENABLE_GZIP, false, "Enable gzip-encoding for data-related and API handlers.")
 
 	fs.String(PATH_PREFIX, "", "Prepend this prefix to all assets (but not HTTP handlers). This is mostly for API Gateway integrations.")
 
diff --git a/flags/flags.go b/flags/flags.go
index da14e398..65458378 100644
--- a/flags/flags.go
+++ b/flags/flags.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const PATH_PIP string = "path-pip"
 const PATH_DATA string = "path-data"
 
 const ENABLE_WWW string = "enable-www"
+const ENABLE_CORS string = "enable-cors"
+const ENABLE_GZIP string = "enable-gzip"
 const ENABLE_TANGRAM string = "enable-tangram"
 
 const NEXTZEN_APIKEY string = "nextzen-apikey"
diff --git a/flags/validate.go b/flags/validate.go
index 6ea12b26..b8ebfed1 100644
--- a/flags/validate.go
+++ b/flags/validate.go
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ func ValidateWWWFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	bool_flags := []string{
+		ENABLE_CORS,
+		ENABLE_GZIP,
+	}
+
+	for _, k := range bool_flags {
+
+		_, err := lookup.BoolVar(fs, k)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	init_lat, err := lookup.Float64Var(fs, INITIAL_LATITUDE)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/server/app.go b/server/app.go
index 7d32b79b..7e355072 100644
--- a/server/app.go
+++ b/server/app.go
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ func (server_app *HTTPServerApplication) RunWithFlagSet(ctx context.Context, fs
 	}
 
 	enable_www, _ := lookup.BoolVar(fs, www_flags.ENABLE_WWW)
+	enable_cors, _ := lookup.BoolVar(fs, www_flags.ENABLE_CORS)
+	enable_gzip, _ := lookup.BoolVar(fs, www_flags.ENABLE_GZIP)
+
 	enable_tangram, _ := lookup.BoolVar(fs, www_flags.ENABLE_TANGRAM)
 
 	nextzen_apikey, _ := lookup.StringVar(fs, www_flags.NEXTZEN_APIKEY)
@@ -140,9 +143,6 @@ func (server_app *HTTPServerApplication) RunWithFlagSet(ctx context.Context, fs
 
 	mux.Handle(path_ping, ping_handler)
 
-	enable_cors := true
-	enable_gzip := true
-
 	cors_origins := []string{"*"}
 
 	var cors_wrapper *cors.Cors
diff --git a/static/javascript/slippymap.crosshairs.js b/static/javascript/slippymap.crosshairs.js
index 20641971..76f32d0d 100644
--- a/static/javascript/slippymap.crosshairs.js
+++ b/static/javascript/slippymap.crosshairs.js
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ slippymap.crosshairs = (function(){
 		container_el.parentNode.insertBefore(coords, container_el.nextSibling); 
 	    }
 
+	    /*
 	    coords.onclick = function(){
 		latlon = (latlon) ? false : true;
 		self.draw_coords(map);
 		return;
 	    };
-
+	    */
+	    
 	    var pos = map.getCenter();
 	    var lat = pos['lat'];
 	    var lon = pos['lng'];	  
diff --git a/static/javascript/whosonfirst.net.js b/static/javascript/whosonfirst.net.js
index 04dcd5ba..0482edcb 100644
--- a/static/javascript/whosonfirst.net.js
+++ b/static/javascript/whosonfirst.net.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ whosonfirst.net = (function(){
 		    }
 		    
 		    req.open("get", url, true);
+		    // req.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application/jsonx");		    
 		    req.send();
 		}
 		
diff --git a/static/javascript/whosonfirst.spatial.api.js b/static/javascript/whosonfirst.spatial.api.js
index 3d510493..0f083ab9 100644
--- a/static/javascript/whosonfirst.spatial.api.js
+++ b/static/javascript/whosonfirst.spatial.api.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ whosonfirst.spatial.api = (function(){
 	    
 	    req.open("POST", abs_url, true);
 
-	    req.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/json");
 	    // req.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application/geo+json");
 
 	    var enc_args = JSON.stringify(args);