Many streets on Drenova are named after toponyms - Frkaševo, Škudarevo, Brca and the like, in addition to the names of the deserving Drenovci. However, one address stands out - Kućina (some write Kučina incorrectly), and it was named after an old house that was probably larger than the others during that time, and after Chakavian as a large house got the name Kućina. The remains of the house can still be seen opposite the entrance to the parking lot of the Central Cemetery, and the street is below the Sportsbook and the market "Barby".
Our excellent painter and connoisseur of the Drenov past, Alberto Mihich, once worked in the factory ‘Rikard Benčić’. Here he founded and ran an art section that often organized exhibitions. In 1976, one of these exhibitions featured his painting of the House as he remembered it. The original of the painting is in color on the cover (it is computer-coloured), oil on canvas, and the photo is black/white.
The house was also mentioned by Ivo Grohovac in the article "How she became a Škurinja" written in 1913.
It is interesting that at the same time there was a house that the people of Drenovci called House, probably because it was small compared to the others. The late Aldo Štefan who lived there was called Aldo z kucica. The house still exists today, it is located next to a cafe in the parking lot of the Central Cemetery. It has recently been completely renovated and here it is in the picture.
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