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
Socializing and community building Archive
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![Walking down the block from the intersection of Main Street and Temple Street, there is shift in the landscape that becomes immediately noticeable. While the entirety of Waterville’s landscape has […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/05/LebCuis1AM393-115x115.jpg "Hidden in Back: Lebanese Cuisine and the Lebanese-American Community in Waterville")
Hidden in Back: Lebanese Cuisine and the Lebanese-American Community in Waterville
Posted on May 7, 2012 | No CommentsWalking down the block from the intersection of Main Street and Temple Street, there is shift in the landscape that becomes immediately noticeable. While the entirety of Waterville’s landscape has […] -
![Located right in the heart of downtown Waterville sits one of the city’s most beloved ethnic restaurants, Cancun. This Mexican restaurant is extremely popular with Colby students who love Cancun’s […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/05/cancun-atmosphere-115x115.jpg "Creating Cancun: Mexican Food in Waterville")
Creating Cancun: Mexican Food in Waterville
Posted on May 6, 2012 | No CommentsLocated right in the heart of downtown Waterville sits one of the city’s most beloved ethnic restaurants, Cancun. This Mexican restaurant is extremely popular with Colby students who love Cancun’s […] -
![The Pugh Center is located within Cotter Union, the student center at the heart of the Colby College campus. It can be found at the end of a hallway that […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/05/image-115x115.jpg "Taking Stock: Multiculturalism and the Pugh Center")
Taking Stock: Multiculturalism and the Pugh Center
Posted on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsThe Pugh Center is located within Cotter Union, the student center at the heart of the Colby College campus. It can be found at the end of a hallway that […] -
![“Physically at the center of the campus and conceptually at the center of Colby’s efforts to be inclusive, the Pugh Center is a distinctive Colby solution to a challenge felt […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/04/SAM_3247-115x115.jpg "The Pugh Center: When Safety is Shattered")
The Pugh Center: When Safety is Shattered
Posted on April 30, 2012 | No Comments“Physically at the center of the campus and conceptually at the center of Colby’s efforts to be inclusive, the Pugh Center is a distinctive Colby solution to a challenge felt […] -
![Barrels Community Market is located in downtown Waterville, on Main Street. The façade of the store is a large window and inside, it is a brightly lit, friendly space. Colorful […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/04/image2-115x115.jpg "The Human Touch: Barrels Community Market")
The Human Touch: Barrels Community Market
Posted on April 29, 2012 | No CommentsBarrels Community Market is located in downtown Waterville, on Main Street. The façade of the store is a large window and inside, it is a brightly lit, friendly space. Colorful […] -
![The word “street” conjures a variety of images in the average American’s mind. From sites of childhood play to images of the homeless, the street means different things to different […]](https://web.colby.edu/built-environment/files/2012/04/Street2AM393-115x115.jpg "What Is the Street for?")
What Is the Street for?
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe word “street” conjures a variety of images in the average American’s mind. From sites of childhood play to images of the homeless, the street means different things to different […] -
![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. […]