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United States Magic Congress
“I was very nervous before I read it. I just thought, ‘God, what if I don’t like it?’ I couldn’t really go back to Hogwarts because we’d already done it. I open the first page: ‘Newt Scamander gets off a boat, New York, 1926.’ It was delightful. It wasn’t anything like Potter, except it had the sensibility of a Potter.”
David Yates
Founded in 1963, following the famous Salem Witch Trials, the United States Magical Congress was initially dedicated to the eradication of Ratisseurs.
In his early years, he moved around a lot, from Williamsburg to Baltimore, before settling in New York, inside the Woolworth Building in New York.
The MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America) has long been distinguished from its British counterpart by its propensity to decide on the execution of criminals, whereas the English Ministry of Magic has always favoured imprisonment in Azkaban.
In Fantastic Beasts, Norbert Dragonneau goes there several times, with Porpentina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston) or Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), especially after Grindelwald’s escape.
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the action begins when Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), who has been locked up for seven months in the U.S. Magical Congress, manages to escape during his transfer to Britain.
For the two female leads, seven actresses were considered. In the end, Katherine Waterston and Alison Sudol were chosen.
Woolworth Building
The Woolworth’s has always enjoyed a certain prestige, being the object of a special attachment. It stands out in the New York skyline, with its gargoyles, finials and other pinnacles. And while it would not be out of place on the old continent, in London or Paris, here in Manhattan, it stands out.
Often cited among the most beautiful buildings in Manhattan, the Woolworth Building was built in 1913.
With its 57 floors and a height of 241 meters, it is the tallest skyscraper in the world. This title was retained until 1930 and the inauguration of 40 Wall Street and the Chrysler Building.
The neo-Gothic style Woolworth was initially intended to house the offices of the Five-and-Ten-Cent-Stores chain, of which Frank Woolworth was the director. The millionaire paid the $13.5 million construction bill in cash!
A treasure unfortunately closed to the public. Its three-story hall, covered with elaborate ornaments, is only open to hand-picked visitors on special occasions.
It is as if the Woolworth Building had something to hide…
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