Located in the Algiers Point
neighborhood, this classic 1940s neighborhood house did not have air-conditioning.
As such, it probably made watching a movie in the Algy during the summer the
equivalent of a steam bath. Today, the Algy is astudio and gallery for a local
glassblower.
Address: 446 Vallette Street
I suppose I look like I know
what I am doing. Waiting for a trolley at St. Charles and Martin Luther King
Boulevard in New Orleans, two couples were milling around the stop. It was an
odd place for a group of older tourists to be. I suspect they were not in the
area to see the location of the 1900 Race Riots. One of the men, after some
quiet conversations among the four, got up the courage to ask him for if I were
local. The other man stood a couple of steps back, as if backup. “I am not,” I
confessed, “but if I…”. I did not finish the sentence. They wanted help
figuring out how to ride the trolley. I explained how on the app you could buy
a pass for unlimited rides for $3, versus $2 per trip. He wanted to know if he
could buy passes from the conductor; he could not. They are only available on
the app. His response: “I’m old, I don’t like to put apps on my phone.” One
could always delete the app as soon as you leave town. He acknowledged that was
a possibility, “but still…” he drifted
off, and I meandered away. When I boarded my trolley, going the opposite
direction, the four stood remained in the middle of St. Charles Avenue debating what
to do.
