Its properties were typically two-story buildings with "gull wing" shaped roofs over the lobby.
[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.