Grandma Prisbrey’s Bottle Village!

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village
Landmark #939-8 Ventura County Visited: October 23, 2011 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? The extraordinary village of Tressa Prisbrey, made entirely out of bottles!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: This fantastic assemblage is one of California’s remarkable Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments. In 1956, Tressa Prisbrey, then nearly 60 years old, started building a fanciful “village” of shrines, walkways, sculptures, and buildings from recycled items and discards from the local dump. She worked for 25 years creating one structure after another to house her collections. Today, Bottle Village is composed of 13 buildings and 20 sculptures.

OTHER TIDBITS: This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places!

Learn more about the Bottle Village by reading my interview with two Helpers at Preserve Bottle Village!

How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
  • Volunteer with the Bottle Village!
  • Donate to the Bottle Village!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
4595 Cochran St
Simi Valley, CA 93062

ANNOTATIONS:
Yup! That’s correct!

From Los Angeles: ~37mi (60km) — 0.7hrs
From Sacramento: ~378mi (609km) — 6.3hrs
From San Diego: ~157mi (253km) — 2.7hrs
From San Francisco: ~375mi (604km) — 6.3hrs

When should I go? Tours are available by reservation only and don’t follow a set schedule! To book a tour of the Bottle Village, you can go to their Facebook Page!

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

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