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| 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:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 4595 Cochran St Simi Valley, CA 93062 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~37mi (60km) — 0.7hrs |
| 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! |
