“Janis Joplin lives! Wooo,” belted out Linda Lou Jones of Bleakwood.

Draped in a velvet cape, she wore a colorful scarf and peace sign earrings.

“She does everything Janis,” Les Horner, who called himself her significant other, said.

Sanchez, through Spanish interpreters, said she didn’t realized she’d moved into a famous home, but people from all over started knocking on her door. When Historical Society representatives contacted her, she told them she was proud to have the marker in her yard, which is also adorned with a large pottery burro.

Alma Cantu lived in the house next door for years. She said Dorothy Joplin invited her over to see her daughter’s souvenirs. Mrs. Joplin said her daughter loved to paint in the garage. When it was cold, she’d turn on the dryer for heat.

Marker sponsors include the Port Arthur Historical Society, Jeff Hayes, Sam Monroe, Yvonne Sutherlin, Thomas Jefferson Class of 1960 and Carlita Zummo.

Contact this reporter at ddoiron@panews.com.