Hilton Minneapolis Windows Spell “HOPE” During COVID-19

Hilton Minneapolis hotel displays "HOPE" message in illuminated windows during COVID-19 pandemic.
Hilton Minneapolis hotel displays "HOPE" message in illuminated windows during COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hilton Minneapolis, a 32-story tower at 1001 Marquette Avenue, spelled out the word "HOPE" and a heart in its guest-room windows on April 3, 2020, during the early weeks of Minnesota's COVID-19 stay-at-home order. The 821-room hotel opened in 1992 and remains one of the largest in the state. Just north of the hotel stands Westminster Presbyterian Church, a Gothic Revival building completed in 1897 for a congregation founded in 1857, making it one of downtown Minneapolis's oldest continuously operating churches.

Taken April 2020

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