, ▁a ▁rem nant ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁apr ic ot ▁industry . ▁ ▁Ever ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁North ridge ▁earth qu ake , ▁B ott le ▁Village ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁support ▁and ▁fund ing . ▁The ▁late ▁artist ▁Jo anne ▁Johnson ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁“ cr umb ling ▁B ott le ▁Village ▁is ▁an ▁ir onic ▁par ado x ▁– ▁built ▁from ▁cas to ff s , ▁now ▁cast ▁aside ," ▁who ▁was ▁ ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁doc ents , ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁directions ▁and ▁served ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁on ▁the ▁board . ▁This ▁piece ▁of ▁Fol k ▁Art ▁is ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁the ▁saying ▁“ one ▁man ' s ▁tre asure ▁is ▁another ▁man ' s ▁j unk ,” ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁dis rep air ▁the ▁site ▁is ▁in ▁now , ▁there ▁is ▁very ▁little ▁activity . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁very ▁few ▁people ▁who ▁can ▁still ▁give ▁scheduled ▁t ours ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁so ▁personal ▁t ours ▁are ▁difficult ▁to ▁book ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁month ly ▁private ▁t ours ▁people ▁can ▁sign ▁up ▁to ▁attend ▁at ▁www . b ott lev ill age . com . ▁ ▁Pres erve ▁B ott le ▁village ▁continues ▁pres ervation ▁efforts , ▁speaking ▁with ▁private ▁found ations . ▁It ▁has ▁received ▁a ▁few ▁gener ous ▁gr ants ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁Larry ▁J ans s ▁– ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Islands ▁Foundation ▁($ 2 1 , 0