Algiers in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Valentine Residence

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 26, 2020

1. Valentine Residence Marker

Inscription.
“Kid” Thomas Valentine (1897-1987), trumpeter and bandleader, lived here at 825 Vallette Street in 1928. Born in Reserve, LA he moved to Algiers in 1923. He played at Speck’s Moulin Rouge in Marrero and Fireman’s Hall in Westwego in the 1930’s, & formed the Algiers Stompers in the 1940’s. He was among the first to play at the 1950’s jam sessions that were the forerunner of Preservation Hall & then at the hall starting in the 1960’s. He toured Japan with clarinetist George Lewis and traveled throughout the world.

Erected 2002 by N.O. Jazz Commission, Preservation Resource Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 29° 56.827′ N, 90° 2.967′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Algiers. It is on Vallette Street north of Homer Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 825 Vallette Street, New Orleans LA 70114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Allen Residence (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marcour Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Allen Residence

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Humphrey Family (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nick LaRocca (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Papa" Jack Laine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Manuel Manetta (approx. 0.3 miles away); Manetta Residence (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

More about this marker. Private Residence. Vallette Street is ONE WAY north at this location.

Also see . . . PRC/N.O. Jazz page on Valentine House. (Submitted on November 28, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler

2. Valentine Residence Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.