PROHIBITION
A DISTINCTIVE MINNEAPOLIS SPEAKEASY WITH SPECTACULAR VIEWS
Step back in time and head up to the 27th floor of W Minneapolis – The Foshay to get a taste of what life was like in the 1920s. Originally Wilbur Foshay’s private, full-floor retreat, this speakeasy in the sky seduces visitors with superb cocktails, 360º views and a breathtaking Art Deco design.
Designed in the image of the Washington Monument, The Foshay Tower features luxurious African mahogany woodwork, Italian marble, terrazzo and door knobs plated in gold. The ceilings are decorated in silver and gold and ornamental bronze also is placed throughout the tower.
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THE LIVING ROOM
Not your average lobby.
At The Living Room Bar, meet, greet, flirt, play, sip and savor in this modern playground that is Minneapolis cool perfected.
At our Living Room Bar we use only the very best and freshest ingredients from around the globe. The Living Room prides itself on unparalleled quality and freshness, and incorporates a variety of infusions, molecular mixology and other special techniques to create carefully crafted cocktails to awaken your taste buds and flirt with your senses.
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THE FOSHAY TOWER
Designed in the image of the Washington Monument, The Foshay Tower features luxurious African mahogany woodwork, Italian marble, terrazzo and door knobs plated in gold. The ceilings are decorated in silver and gold and ornamental bronze also is placed throughout the tower.
PARTY LIKE IT’S 1929
Twenty-five thousand guests were invited to the grand affair, much of the guest list being cabinet members, senators and congressmen. Semi-nude dancers entertained the guests who sported gold pocketwatches as party favor gifts.
The night of the grand opening, John Philip Sousa conducted “Foshay Tower Washington Memorial March” in which he wrote for the occasion. The march was only played once during Foshay’s lifetime. Ignominiously, Foshay’s check to Sousa bounced, and in retaliation, Sousa prohibited the playing of the march. It wasn’t until 1988 when a group of Minnesota investors repaid Foshay’s debt to Sousa’s estate that the march was permitted to be played in public again.