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William Walter Becker (May 18, 1921 – April 2, 2007) was an American hotelier. He is best known for creating the Motel 6 concept of inexpensive motel rooms. Born in Pasadena, California , he was working as a house painter in Santa Barbara, California when he took a trip in 1960.
Motel 6 is an American chain of motels with locations in the United States and Canada. The chain was founded in Santa Barbara, California, in 1962 by William W. Becker and Paul Greene, and derives its name from the fact that rooms initially cost only six dollars. Motel 6 also operates Studio 6, a chain of extended-stay hotels.
William D. Becker (1876–1943), American politician and 39th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri William J. Becker (1927–2015), American theater critic and film studio executive (Janus Films) William W. Becker (1921–2007), American creator of the Motel 6 concept
The Riviera (colloquially, "the Riv") [1] [2] was a hotel and casino on the northern Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. [3] It opened on April 20, 1955, and included a nine-story hotel featuring 291 rooms. The Riviera was the first skyscraper in the Las Vegas Valley, and was the area's tallest building until 1956. Various hotel additions ...
Will Rogers’ historic ranch house, owned by the famous social commentator, actor and performer, and the Topanga Ranch Motel, built by newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, were victims of the ...
Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments, formerly Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel, also known as the Knickerbocker, is a historic former hotel, now retirement home, located at 1714 Ivar Avenue in Hollywood, California.
William D. Becker (1876–1943), U.S. attorney and Republican politician (43rd mayor of St. Louis, Missouri); died in the crash of Waco CG-4 glider's first public demonstration; William W. Becker, American hotelier, co-founder of Motel 6; Wiren Becker, American electrical engineer; Wolfgang Becker (1910–2005), German film director and film editor
The Henking Hotel and Cafe were two adjacent buildings on the east side of Lyman Street, at its junction with Kaynor Street. The hotel building was four stories in height, with Georgian Revival styling in brick, while the adjacent cafe space was a two-story brick building, with glass-block windows flanking the entrance on the ground floor, and pairs of windows on the second level, which housed ...