It was originally built at a cost of $2 million on El Cajon Boulevard.

When Imig Manor opened in 1946, its first guest was Bob Hope; other celebrities followed.

[4] “The buildings and the pool are steeped in the history of Hollywood’s heyday, the 1940s and ’50s,” according to the developer.

[5] By 1960, Interstate 8 replaced El Cajon Boulevard as the main east-west connector of San Diego, and hotel operations ceased due to the loss of through traffic on El Cajon Boulevard.

[6] District 3 City Councilmember Todd Gloria called the revitalization a return to the hotel's “glamour and opulence.”[5] The hotel was closed from fall 2022 to summer 2023 for extensive renovations, including upgrades for the guest rooms and the addition of eight new restaurants and bars.