GRANDMA PRISBREY'S BOTTLE VILLAGE
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member GeoCraig
N 34° 16.748 W 118° 42.275
11S E 343093 N 3794421
GRANDMA PRISBREY'S BOTTLE VILLAGE
Waymark Code: WM5B9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2005
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member GeoCraig
Views: 61

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.

That's the official word.  My personal opinion--it's a glorified pile of trash.  This isn't any Watts Tower.  This is the home of the 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall virtual geocache.

 

Marker Number: 939.00

Marker Name: GRANDMA PRISBREY'S BOTTLE VILLAGE

County: Ventura

Has Official CA Plaque: yes

Marker Dedication Date: 07/21/1984

Location:
4595 Cochran St, Simi Valley


Website: Not listed

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