Holcaine Street
Holcaine Street, also referred to as Holcaine Avenue, is a small street that runs south from Webster Street to 420 Jackson Street. There were eight homes on Holcaine Avenue in 1924, all on its single 1600 block.
In September of 1932, Courier-Post reporter E. Allen Hughes wrote a three-part series of articles about the small streets, alleys, courts and places of Camden, including Holcaine Avenue.
By 1947 there were only five homes still standing on Holcaine Avenue. As of 2011 there were four houses still standing, all occupied and apparently well kept.
1600 Block of Holcaine Avenue — Occupants (1905–2009)
1601 Holcaine Avenue
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Mrs. Rose Harmick |
1602 Holcaine Avenue
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Isaac Howell |
1603 Holcaine Avenue
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Vacant |
1604 Holcaine Avenue
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Vacant |
1606 Holcaine Avenue
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Thomas Navrot |
| 2007–2009 | Donald C. Zarbatany |
1608 Holcaine Avenue
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1905 | John L. Roberts |
| 1933 | Thelma Roddy |
The 1600 block is the only block of Holcaine Avenue, running south from Webster Street to 420 Jackson Street. There were eight homes on the block in 1924; by 1947 only five remained, and as of 2011 four houses were still standing, all occupied and apparently well kept.
1605 Holcaine Avenue
1606 Holcaine Avenue
Donald C. Zarbatany lived at 1606 Holcaine Avenue from 2007 to 2009.
1607 Holcaine Avenue
1608 Holcaine Avenue
In 1905, John L. Roberts of 1608 Holcaine Avenue was injured by a trolley car at Broadway and Atlantic Avenue. In 1933, Thelma Roddy lived at 1608 Holcaine Avenue.
Intersection of Holcaine Avenue and Webster Street
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Miss Thelma Roddy
Thelma Roddy of 1608 Holcaine Avenue, representing the Walt Whitman Grocery Store, was runner-up in a beauty contest held in Atlantic City by the National Association of Retail Grocers, as reported in the Camden Courier-Post, June 26, 1933.
Camden News Notes
A column of Camden news briefs from the Philadelphia Inquirer, February 16, 1905, including a report that John L. Roberts of 1608 Holcaine Avenue was injured by a trolley car at Broadway and Atlantic Avenue.