Maybe mosquito netting? Malaria was endemic in the area back then, I think. -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:07 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: "mosquito canopies"??? A 1930 telephone directory describes a Soho business enterprise as selling "mosquito canopies". Does any subscriber have a definite idea of what that meant? Christopher Gray "Streetscapes" Columnist, Sunday Real Estate Section The New York Times office: 246 West 80th Street New York City 10024 voice: 212-799-0520 fax: 212-799-0542 e: [log in to unmask]