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First Holiday Inn
4941 Summer Avenue, Memphis,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 8' 55.078044",
-89° 53' 48.419628"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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The original Holiday Inn was opened here August 1, 1952 by Kemmons Wilson. He undertook to do better than motels he had experienced the year before on vacation with five children. Within months, he was building on several highways into Memphis. He was joined by Wallace E. Johnson and seven years later, they had the world's largest hotel-motel system. This Holiday Inn was retired by sale in 1973.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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First Holiday Inn Historical Marker Location Map, Memphis, Tennessee Map
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