Wilbur Foshay modeled his 1929 Minneapolis tower on the Washington Monument — a 32-story obelisk in Indiana limestone that stood as the tallest building between Chicago and the Pacific Coast for nearly four decades. The ambition was operatic and the timing catastrophic: the building opened mere weeks before the stock market collapse that would bankrupt Foshay himself, leaving the tower as a monument to Gilded Age hubris. W Minneapolis — The Foshay has inhabited this Art Deco landmark since 2008, and the lobby makes the history impossible to ignore — original terrazzo floors inlaid with geometric diamond patterns, coffered ceilings finished in gold leaf, and tiered crystal chandeliers that the restoration team preserved rather than replaced, the whole corridor now washed in the brand's signature magenta wash that creates an odd and rather thrilling friction with 1920s classicism. The 229 guestrooms spread across the tower's tapering upper floors, where the interiors strike a different register from the preserved lobby grandeur. Geometric wallcoverings in amber and cobalt echo the building's Art Deco lineage in a more contemporary key, deep navy carpets printed with gold chevron and diamond motifs running underfoot, walnut-finished case goods paired with brass-toned lamps and tufted leather headboards. The W Living Room bar, by contrast, goes full atmosphere: black tufted wingbacks arranged around a linear gas fireplace, large-format red abstract canvases, and oxidized metal side tables pitched somewhere between downtown nightlife and a Prohibition-era private club.

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