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| Title | Hotel McKenzie roof garden, Bismarck, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 192- |
| Description | People dance at the roof garden at the Hotel McKenzie in downtown Bismarck. Other people sit and eat meals at tables arranged around the perimeter of the dance floor. An inset picture shows the hotel located at the corner of Main Avenue and 5th Street in downtown Bismarck. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
Social Life & Customs
People
Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Hotels
Roof gardens
Dancers
Dance parties
Restaurants
Postcards
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| Organization Name | Patterson Hotel (Bismarck, N.D.)
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| Location | Bismarck (N.D.)
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| Address | Bismarck (N.D.) - 5th Street
Bismarck (N.D.) - Main Avenue - 400 block
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Item Number | 10989-08-02 |
| Format of Original | Postcards
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| Transcription | "Hotel McKenzie, the pride of North Dakota. Absolutely fire proof, European, North Dakota's only roof garden. Edwd. G. Patterson, owner and proprietor, Bismarck, N.D."--Printed on front of postcard. |
| Biography/History | The Patterson Hotel, originally named the McKenzie Hotel, was built in 1910 by Edward G. Patterson. It opened on January 1, 1911 in time for the legislative sessions that year. It was renamed the Patterson Hotel in 1928. Originally it was eight stories high and topped with a roof garden, but two complete and two partial floors were later added, bringing the total height to 12 stories. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Edward G. Patterson Papers Mss 10989
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult http://history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/10989.html |
| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (10989-08-02) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh109890802 |
| OCLC number | 17950120 |
