San Diego California USA-1961: Hotel Imig Manor Neon Sign and Pointing Statue

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Hotel Imig Manor Neon Sign and Pointing Statue — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 in San Diego, California, showing a close-up of a purple sign with glowing red neon script reading 'Hotel Imig Manor'. The sign features a decorative arched top and is mounted on a brick building with dark windows. The scene transitions to a statue of a man pointing, set against a dense green ivy-covered wall. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, capturing a nostalgic slice of mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120804473

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: San Diego, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1961 San Diego 8mm travel footage suited for documentary inserts about mid-century lodging, roadside signage, vacation streetscapes, or local architectural atmosphere.
Period detail: The red neon script, decorative purple hotel sign, brick facade, and visitor-shot framing may show mid-century commercial design cues in San Diego.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler pausing on signage and nearby grounds rather than staging a formal scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Hotel Imig Manor neon sign, purple arched signboard, brick building, dark windows, landscaped flowers, ivy-covered wall, and a pointing male statue.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, warm color response, slight blur, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, travel-memory cutaway, motel-or-hotel transition, or visual bridge from signage to exterior grounds.
Historical context: The imagery places a named hotel sign and garden statue within a 1961 San Diego travel context without confirming broader historical significance from the frames alone.
Research note: The hotel name is visible as signage, so trademark or location-identification review may be needed separately from copyright, while no living people or minors are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1961 San Diego 8mm hotel sign, mid-century neon lodging sign, Hotel Imig Manor footage, or California travel home movie statue.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1961 San Diego travel scenes, then with mid-century hotel signs, neon signage, and roadside architecture.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 San Diego 8mm frame showing the Hotel Imig Manor sign in red neon script on a purple arched board against a brick facade. — Hotel Imig Manor neon sign on brick exterior.

Close 8mm view of the Hotel Imig Manor sign in San Diego, with red neon lettering and a decorative arched top mounted below dark windows. — Close-up of the Hotel Imig Manor sign.

1961 San Diego home-movie frame of the Hotel Imig Manor neon sign, with red script lettering, purple signboard, brick facade, and small flowers below. — Hotel sign with flowers along the base.

1961 San Diego 8mm frame showing a pale male statue with one arm raised or pointing, set on a pedestal before dense green ivy. — Pointing statue against ivy-covered wall.

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