[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

The top of the stairs INSIDE the house (to the bedroom floor) was called "the landing." The top of the stairs OUTSIDE the house (from the walkway to the front door) was called the stoop. We didn't have a porch. But we did have a patio out back.

We used to throw a ball onto the steps of the stoop and play stoop baseball. Trick was how you hit the step would depend how far the ball came out. Wonder if anyone outside of brooklyn ever played the game.