Which Was Janis Joplin's House?
- May 19, 2025
- 1 min read
635 Ashbury Street or 122 Lyon or both? Do you know? According to tourist maps Janis Joplin's place was 635 Ashbury. But on her driver's license it's 122 Lyon. What's the story? What are your thoughts?
"It just shows how mythological the whole thing is," said Country Joe McDonald, who lived with Joplin on Lyon for three somewhat fuzzy months in the late '60s -- and at first recalled it as being the location of the rehab center, until deeper memories kicked in yesterday.
"Before you know it, they'll just go by that street some day and say, 'Janis lived somewhere in this three block area,' and leave it at that," said McDonald, who was Joplin's boyfriend in those days. "It's hilarious."
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