{"id":1828,"date":"2009-12-27T15:45:04","date_gmt":"2009-12-27T22:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismancafe.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/downtownmain08232009-7.jpg"},"modified":"2023-12-19T15:41:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T21:41:56","slug":"downtownmain08232009-7","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/downtownmain08232009-7","title":{"rendered":"Dakota Stage Playhouse \/ Former Capitol &#038; Cinema Theaters"},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-1828","attachment","type-attachment","status-inherit","hentry"],"acf":[],"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/d2w3ygkvuq5sxd.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/downtownmain08232009-7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/d2w3ygkvuq5sxd.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/downtownmain08232009-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dakota Stage Playhouse \/ Former Capitol &amp; Cinema Theaters\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Built in 1905 by <a title=\"Patterson Hotel\/McKenzie Hotel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/images\/patterson-hotelmckenzie-hotel\">Edward Patterson<\/a>, this building housed Capitol Theater (later Cinema Theater) for several decades. I believe it was the first movie theater in Bismarck. Today it&#8217;s home to Dakota Stage Playhouse. It is adjacent to the historic and famous <a title=\"Patterson Hotel \/ McKenzie Hotel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/wiki\/patterson-hotel-mckenzie-hotel\">Patterson Hotel<\/a> (built in 1910). The original nameplate is still clearly visible at the top center of the building. It reads &#8220;1905: E.G. Patterson&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Edward Patterson was one of Bismarck&#8217;s most influential citizens. He and his chief rival <a title=\"Hughes Middle School \/ Hughes Education Center\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/wiki\/hughes-middle-school-hughes-education-center\">Edmond Hughes<\/a> were the main developers of early downtown Bismarck. He owned several hotels, including the Soo and McKenzie\/Patterson Hotels. Mr. Patterson was a close friend to political boss Alexander McKenzie, and he also served as mayor from 1896-1900.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown Bismarck is a registered historic district that held strong importance to the initial growth and success of the Bismarck area. Bismarck\u2019s downtown is roughly located between Washington Street &amp; 7th Street; and Rosser Avenue and Main Avenue.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>Dakota Stage Playhouse \/ Former Capitol &#038; Cinema Theaters<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"Dakota Stage Playhouse \/ Former Capitol & Cinema Theaters","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":640,"height":480,"file":"2009\/12\/downtownmain08232009-7.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"downtownmain08232009-7-550x413.jpg","width":550,"height":413,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/d2w3ygkvuq5sxd.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/downtownmain08232009-7-550x413.jpg"},"post-thumb":{"file":"downtownmain08232009-7-550x413.jpg","width":550,"height":413,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/d2w3ygkvuq5sxd.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/downtownmain08232009-7-550x413.jpg"},"small-thumb":{"file":"downtownmain08232009-7-200x112.jpg","width":200,"height":112,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/d2w3ygkvuq5sxd.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/downtownmain08232009-7-200x112.jpg"},"full":{"file":"downtownmain08232009-7.jpg","width":640,"height":480,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/d2w3ygkvuq5sxd.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/downtownmain08232009-7.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"","camera":"KODAK C875 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1251039501","copyright":"","focal_length":"7.8","iso":"64","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"","orientation":"1","keywords":[]}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/d2w3ygkvuq5sxd.cloudfront.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/downtownmain08232009-7.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1828"}]}}