[DOC] [TLE] Kemmons Wilson - Wikipedia [PAR] Charles Kemmons Wilson (January 5, 1913  February 12, 2003) was the 
founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels ... He opened the first Holiday Inn motel 
in Memphis in 1952, and quickly added others to create an entire hotel chain. 
Holiday... [DOC] [TLE] Holiday Inn - Wikipedia [PAR] Holiday Inn is an American brand of hotels, which is part of the InterContinental 
Hotels Group. Originally a U.S. motel chain, today it is one of the world's largest 
hotel ... Kemmons Wilson, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, was inspired to 
build his ... Their first hotel/motel opened in August 1952 as Holiday Inn Hotel 
Courts at... [DOC] [TLE] Kemmons Wilson, 90, Dies; Was Holiday Inn Founder - The New ... [PAR] Feb 14, 2003 ... Kemmons Wilson, who founded Holiday Inn chain with first motel in Memphis in 
1952, dies at age 90; photo; Wilson was already millionaire... [DOC] [TLE] Kemmons Wilson: America's Innkeeper | Inspire 21 [PAR] It's hard to imagine that before he founded the Holiday Inn motel chain, travelers 
had ... It was summer, 1951, when Kemmons Wilson, one of Memphis' most ... 
The first, which opened in 1952 just off a two-lane highway on the outskirts of the
... [DOC] [TLE] Kemmons Wilson: America's Innkeeper - Bloomberg [PAR] Oct 11, 2004 ... It was summer, 1951, when Kemmons Wilson, one of Memphis' most ... The result 
was Holiday Inn motels, the roadside home-away-from home for ... He chose 
ideal locations for the first four Holiday Inns, all in Memphis. The first, which 
opened in 1952 just off a two-lane highway on the outskirts of the town,... [DOC] [TLE] Wilson, (Charles) Kemmons, Jr. - Dictionary definition of Wilson ... [PAR] Definition of Wilson, (Charles) Kemmons, Jr.  Our online dictionary has ... 12 
February 2003 in Memphis, Tennessee), entrepreneur and trendsetting founder 
of the Holiday Inn lodging chain. ... In August 1952 the first Holiday Inn Hotel 
Court opened on Summer Avenue (U.S. Highway 70) in Memphis's eastern 
outskirts. [DOC] [TLE] Kemmons Wilson - Revolvy [PAR] Feb 12, 2003 ... He opened the first Holiday Inn motel in Memphis in 1952, and quickly added 
others to create an entire hotel chain. Holiday Inn went... [DOC] [TLE] Industry first - Memphis Business Journal [PAR] Jul 7, 2002 ... Pulitzer-prize winning journalist David Halberstam called Kemmons Wilson's 
1951 ... 15 years later he owned the largest hotel/motel chain on the planet Earth,
" ... Wilson opened the first 120-room Holiday Inn at 4953 Summer Ave. on Aug. 1
, 1952. By 1966, there were 728 Holiday Inns with 91,878 rooms. [DOC] [TLE] Traveler January 2006 - Tidewater Times [PAR] On August 1, 1952, after he had repeatedly encountered uncomfortable, 
inconsistent and ... Kemmons Wilson opened his first Holiday Inn hotel on the 
outskirts of his hometown, at a roadside location near Memphis, Tennessee. ... 
simple but revolutionary hotel chain into the world-renowned collection of hotel 
brands known... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about BUSINESS & INDUSTRY - StudyStack [PAR] THIS BUSINESS CHAIN, BEGUN IN MEMPHIS IN 1974, WAS NAMED FOR A 
MR. ROSS WHO ..... IN 1952 KEMMONS WILSON OPENED THE FIRST MOTEL 
IN THIS CHAIN, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF MEMPHIS, HOLIDAY INN. IN 1986 
THIS... [DOC] [TLE] USA: Rooms with a road - Telegraph - The Telegraph [PAR] Nov 28, 1998 ... AMERICA'S first traffic light had just been installed, in Detroit. ... The sort of motel 
chain that Heineman had foreseen began to evolve. ... It opened on the outskirts 
of Memphis in 1952 and a 53ft flashing sign announced it as the ... Even 
Kemmons Wilson applauds Holiday Inns' plans to give its motels a more... [DOC] [TLE] History of Memphis, Tennessee | Open Access articles | Open ... [PAR] In 1892 the first Mississippi River bridge at Memphis opened. ... The storied 
Peabody Hotel opened in 1923 and became a symbol

Question: In 1952 Kemmons Wilson opened the first motel in this chain, on the outskirts of Memphis
Answer: Holiday Inn