Highlight: Claude Rains

 Just finished watching Mr. Smith Goes to Washington tonight with the family - yes, another Frank Capra movie!  As one of our distinguished co-op Mom's was telling me - Senator Paine, played by Claude Rains lived right in our backyard off Romansville Rd!

A better picture of the place, the Stock Grange Farm:

Looks like Claude Rains also lived in West Chester for a period of time at the intersection of S Church Street and Dean St. known as the Hawthorne House:

Movies in the library with Claude Rains:

-  The Adventures of Robin Hood 

- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

- Casablanca

-  Lawrence of Arabia

A few interesting reads on Claude Rains here and here.

Thanks for the tip on a little bit of history here in our backyard!