Imperial 400 was an American motel chain. It was founded in 1959 by Bernard Whitney in Los Angeles, California. Its properties were typically two-story buildings with "gull wing" shaped roofs over the lobby. It was a limited-service hotel chain, competing mainly with Travelodge.[1]
In 1965, Imperial 400 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[2] Its headquarters were moved to Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and again to Arlington, Virginia. By the 1980s, the chain was sold to Interpart S.A., a Luxembourg-based company, and was later dissolved.[1] Imperial 400 structures still exist but are usually rundown motels, with the exception of a few. In Richland, WA a former Imperial is boarded and set to be demolished for new apartments.
See also
- List of motels
References
- John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle, Jefferson S. Rogers. The Motel in America Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996^
- Imperial '400' National Files Under Chapter 11 Of the Bankruptcy Act The Wall Street Journal, 11 June 1965, retrieved 11 August 2013^