After four years of fighting, the Union was restored through the force of arms. The problems of reconstructing the Union were just as difficult as fighting the war had been. Because most of the war was fought in the South, the region was devastated physically and economically.
âHarry Potter: The Exhibitionâ opens Tuesday and runs through Sept. 5 at Discovery Times Square, 226 West 44th Street, Manhattan; harrypotterexhibition.com.
Designed by the architectural firm of John Portman & Associates, the hotel is an imposing structure with a spectacular atrium that houses a circular bank of 16 elevators. Located in the heart of Times Square, the hotel mirrors the tremendous mobility that energizes New York.