To the north, in a small group of sims, there's land that's mostly Linden-owned. Waterhead and Borrowhead are the bulk of this.
This area is known as Linden Village.
THE FOOT
The landscaping here is very unique. If you look at the Map, you'll see this giant "footprint" island in the water.
WATERHEAD
Jutting out along the highway, to the east of the main area, are "fingers" which house various historical SL/Linden attractions.
From the SL Wiki:
Waterhead -- along with Ambleside and Kirkby -- is a Linden-owned sim that is part of the Linden Village complex and is adjacent to Borrowdale/Pooley, sims which host the town hall stage. Waterhead also houses the northern extension of the Linden Office, which includes the Linden Lab Recruiting Center and the Real Life Education in SL area.
AUDITORIUM
Again, an obsession....This makes me think of Sauron, from Lord of the Rings. I apologise for this continuous mental health problem.
POOLEY AUDITORIUM SIGN
A small crowd was present in the auditorium, which doubles as a welcome center. Some noobs wandered around asking questions, not realizing most of the population there was AFK.
VISITOR AT WATERHEAD
HELP STATION
Around SL at the Welcome Areas, these signs are a familiar sight.
RESIDENTS' CHOICE 2009
On one of the "fingers" at Waterhead, you'll find this. Linden Lab promotes a "residents' choice" contest of sorts intermittently. Residents vote for their favorite hangouts or attractions.
LINKS FOR VISITING THE WINNERS
These include a teleport link to go visit the winner. Some of these, being 2 years old, are broken links.
FAIRY INTERESTING
Okay, a bad pun. But I'm a fairy!
These attractions are in the "Hidden Lakes" region of the mainland. Many of these Sims are named after places in the UK, especially the Lake District.
WATERHEAD WELCOME CENTER
From the SL Wiki:
Waterhead was once a telehub sim and is home to a reserve Welcome Area. When the Ahern welcome area was being rebuilt in March 2005, Waterhead was used instead. The Waterhead welcome area still serves as a nice gathering place, houses a small stage for events, and a few games (chess and Mahjong by Xylor Baysklef and a Duck Game by Ben Linden).
WATERHEAD...FAUN?
Welcome Areas can be known as places where you're most likely to get griefed & overrun by noobs, but can be great if you're a "people watcher" like me. I love to do that in real life too...Sit down in the middle of downtown Chicago & just watch the "wildlife" otherwise known as the human race. In Second Life, though, you get to see a lot more than just humanoid creatures running around.
ANOTHER VISITOR
The Welcome Area is the starting point for all new residents coming into Second Life and also popular hangouts for older residents.The original one was set in Natoma (Newbie Corral in 2002), then moved to Ritch (mid-January, 2003), and on 3/31/03 a new welcome area was created at the border of Ahern and Morris. In June 2003, the Ritch welcome area was taken down.The main welcome areas were in Ahern/Morris, Lime/Plum, and the Waterhead region. In March of 2005, the Ahern/Morris welcome area was ceremoniously blown up by Ben Linden to clear the old welcome area for renovation. There are other Welcome Areas in existance today, mostly called Orientation Isles.
ELEGANT VISITOR
A plus about Second Life: Those smokes won't kill you!
VIEW OF THE MAIN LOBBY
In the back of this structure is a beautiful lakes region.
DANCING IT UP AT WATERHEAD
These fellas were having a lot of fun, music coming from one of them and the other jamming out.
Waterhead was one of the more populated and interesting Infohubs I've visited so far on the journey. A lot of wildlife! They're great places to temporarily visit, but you don't want to hang out too long. Many people chatter incessantly on voice and griefers tend to attack. But if you want to get a good initial view of the variety of people inside Second Life, it's a decent place to start.
From the SL Wiki:
Waterhead was once a telehub sim and is home to a reserve Welcome Area. When the Ahern welcome area was being rebuilt in March 2005, Waterhead was used instead. The Waterhead welcome area still serves as a nice gathering place, houses a small stage for events, and a few games (chess and Mahjong by Xylor Baysklef and a Duck Game by Ben Linden).
Welcome Areas can be known as places where you're most likely to get griefed & overrun by noobs, but can be great if you're a "people watcher" like me. I love to do that in real life too...Sit down in the middle of downtown Chicago & just watch the "wildlife" otherwise known as the human race. In Second Life, though, you get to see a lot more than just humanoid creatures running around.
The Welcome Area is the starting point for all new residents coming into Second Life and also popular hangouts for older residents.The original one was set in Natoma (Newbie Corral in 2002), then moved to Ritch (mid-January, 2003), and on 3/31/03 a new welcome area was created at the border of Ahern and Morris. In June 2003, the Ritch welcome area was taken down.The main welcome areas were in Ahern/Morris, Lime/Plum, and the Waterhead region. In March of 2005, the Ahern/Morris welcome area was ceremoniously blown up by Ben Linden to clear the old welcome area for renovation. There are other Welcome Areas in existance today, mostly called Orientation Isles.
A plus about Second Life: Those smokes won't kill you!
In the back of this structure is a beautiful lakes region.
These fellas were having a lot of fun, music coming from one of them and the other jamming out.
Waterhead was one of the more populated and interesting Infohubs I've visited so far on the journey. A lot of wildlife! They're great places to temporarily visit, but you don't want to hang out too long. Many people chatter incessantly on voice and griefers tend to attack. But if you want to get a good initial view of the variety of people inside Second Life, it's a decent place to start.
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