Bottle Village, California

Extensive assortment of structures and ornaments made with bottles and other cast-away materials, surrounding a home in suburban Simi Valley. Started in 1955 by Tressa Prisbey, who continued to build it until she was forced out of the property by developers in 1982. She died in a nursing home in 1988. The property was acquired by a group called Preserve Bottle Village in 1986, and attempts are being made to repair damage caused by the 1994 Northridge earthquake.