Woodstock, IL. Small town charm on Christmas morning

I found myself in Woodstock for a couple of hours enroute to spend the holidays with the family. I actually grew up not far from here in the neighboring suburb of Crystal Lake, so it was a pleasent visit to my old stomping grounds. Many of you may have seen this town before, which was the film location for the movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray (nearly all of the filming was done in Woodstock, which was the 'setting' of Puxatony PA). Another movie: Trains, Plaines and Automobiles also had a short segment filmed on the village square as well. Woodstock is the seat of McHenry County and is located about 55 miles due northwest of Chicago's Loop. Because it was Christamas morning, the place was pretty deserted, but still beautiful nonetheless. As you can see, the downtown's brick streets have been retained over the years. Cute little bar Chicago Olgilve Station ~55 miles this way The pothole Bill Murray stepped in over and over agian was just off this curb Village square and the opera house. Old McHenry County Courthouse and Jail Spot elevations on the Old Courthouse facade The square from the courthouse steps Oprea House Chicago? Europe? This building is actually infill. The square agian And now some of the beautiful housing stock... New library A Lustron House. An experiemental post WWII house which is made of steel plates covered in porcelin. It was an alternative method developed to create affordable, mass produced housing in the 1950's. There are just less than 10,000 homes just like this one spread across the country. Nice home, and part of my car's ugly sunroof. School This was the Bed and Breakfest in the movie Groundhog Day >