Homes all over the North Shore have front porches and verandahs, but what are these vestiges from the past really about and why were they so important in building community on the North Shore? Find out the answers to these questions as well as read about some of the many wonderful things that took place on these structures on the North Shore in the early 1900s, learn where the idea for the verandah comes from, and discover why they are still so iconic today.