| Industry | Hotels |
|---|---|
| Founded | Los Angeles, California 1959 |
| Defunct | 1987 |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Bernard Whitney (founder) |
| Services | Lodging |
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 usually rundown motels, with exception of a few. In Richland, WA a former Imperial is boarded and set to be demolished for new apartments.
See also
References
- ^ a b Jakle, John A.; Sculle, Keith A.; Rogers, Jefferson S. (1996). The Motel in America. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 160–162. ISBN 0-8018-5383-4.
- ^ "Imperial '400' National Files Under Chapter 11 Of the Bankrutcy Act". The Wall Street Journal. 11 June 1965. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
