About Waterville in Sight
This website is the product of Colby College's American Studies class, "Interpreting the American Built Environment." Throughout the semester, we have studied different techniques for interpreting the built environment and applied these methods to the Waterville landscape. Our goal here is to offer our collected writings to the broader communities that populate and interact with the environments that we have explored. You can request the course syllabus from Ben Lisle (bdlisle [at] colby.edu).Waterville in Sight
Waterville Historical Resources
Other Landscape Resources
Locations Archive
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![The Marchese Blue Light Pub is the only place of its kind on campus and Colby’s only space specifically made for social drinking. This pub echoes social landscapes already established, […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/04/DSCF0401-115x115.jpg "Colby’s “Real World”: The Marchese Blue Light Pub")
Colby’s “Real World”: The Marchese Blue Light Pub
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe Marchese Blue Light Pub is the only place of its kind on campus and Colby’s only space specifically made for social drinking. This pub echoes social landscapes already established, […] -
![The basement of Miller Library is seemingly quiet. Anyone who walks by can take one look at the scene and gather that students are working productively and independently, exhibiting proper […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/04/basement-pic-115x115.jpg "Silence is Golden: A Study of the Miller Library Basement")
Silence is Golden: A Study of the Miller Library Basement
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe basement of Miller Library is seemingly quiet. Anyone who walks by can take one look at the scene and gather that students are working productively and independently, exhibiting proper […] -
![The Joseph Family Spa is where the majority of the student body gathers on a daily basis. It is not only located in the center of the campus but also […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/04/869_614-115x115.jpg "The Changing Faces of the Colby Spa")
The Changing Faces of the Colby Spa
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe Joseph Family Spa is where the majority of the student body gathers on a daily basis. It is not only located in the center of the campus but also […] -
![The lawn in front of Miller Library is located at the physical center of Colby College, and its crisscrossing pathways provide routes between the North and South sides of campus. […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/04/03261209241-115x115.jpg "Educate, Celebrate, Demonstrate: Miller Lawn at Colby College")
Educate, Celebrate, Demonstrate: Miller Lawn at Colby College
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe lawn in front of Miller Library is located at the physical center of Colby College, and its crisscrossing pathways provide routes between the North and South sides of campus. […] -
![Moving from my urban neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the small, rural landscape of Waterville was jarring, but it allowed me a fresh perspective with which I could view both […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/04/Light2AM393-115x115.jpg "When the Light Changes")
When the Light Changes
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsMoving from my urban neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the small, rural landscape of Waterville was jarring, but it allowed me a fresh perspective with which I could view both […] -
![I begin down the long flat stretch of pavement on this February afternoon, I first pass through a residential section that can only be described as nondescript. Clapboard houses in […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/03/north-st-115x115.jpg "The View From North Street")
The View From North Street
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No CommentsI begin down the long flat stretch of pavement on this February afternoon, I first pass through a residential section that can only be described as nondescript. Clapboard houses in […] -
![http://youtu.be/hooal480lAk When looking at the landscape of Waterville, it is quite clear that the city is built around Colby College. This fact is visible in a few ways, but is […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/03/pic.png "The Prospective Student’s Path")
The Prospective Student’s Path
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Commentshttp://youtu.be/hooal480lAk When looking at the landscape of Waterville, it is quite clear that the city is built around Colby College. This fact is visible in a few ways, but is […] -
![I am in the passenger’s seat of my roommate’s car; we are driving to Walmart. Familiar scenes of Waterville stream by the window as familiar songs blare from our favorite […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/03/100_3183.jpg "The New American Market")
The New American Market
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No CommentsI am in the passenger’s seat of my roommate’s car; we are driving to Walmart. Familiar scenes of Waterville stream by the window as familiar songs blare from our favorite […] -
![As a student of Colby College, I would say that my experience represents that of most small liberal arts attendees. Sunday college brunch is no longer a chance to catch […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/03/SAM_3168.jpg "The American Diner")
The American Diner
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No CommentsAs a student of Colby College, I would say that my experience represents that of most small liberal arts attendees. Sunday college brunch is no longer a chance to catch […]