Porch is closest. But about the size of a stair landing. If you sit on one no one can go up or down the stairs-- which is kind of the point. One of the fun things to find on the street is slightly broken furniture, although some people put their split and legless couch out on the sidewalk for a comfortable place to sit in the evening. Without a verandah you do what you can. I'm working on the pictures-- gimme couple of days, can't find the drivers for the scanner. I took a lot of snaps of my old neighborhood to write a mystery story around-- which has gone very upscale, I could not afford to live there now. The trees have actually grown to provide shade and ambience. When I lived there-- in the 70's they were constantly stunted by dogpee. I was sure they didnt have a chance. I have one of a small up and down stairs arrangement that would be easy to do, I think. Emily