Hotel Theodore’s modernist Art Deco tower was the tallest hotel in the city when it opened downtown as the Roosevelt Hotel in 1929. Since then, under the warm glow of the building’s red neon “ROOSEVELT” sign, Seattle has evolved from the epicenter of the Pacific Northwest’s maritime and forestry industries to a cradle of innovation that has transformed the aviation, computing, retail, and hospitality industries, and taken a seat at the global table.