Colorado Springs Colorado USA-1973: Sarsaparilla Saloon and Imperial Hotel

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
StatusDirect License

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Sarsaparilla Saloon and Imperial Hotel — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1973 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, capturing a nostalgic street scene. The clip features the Sarsaparilla Saloon sign on a corner building, followed by views of the Imperial Hotel-Motel with its prominent signage for theatre, fine foods, and cocktail lounge. A classic 1970s sedan is parked on the street, and pedestrians walk along the sidewalk. The footage exhibits characteristic film grain, warm color tones, and slight camera shake, offering authentic archival footage of mid-1970s American small-town commerce and architecture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 120960414

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: Yes
Minors 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 1382 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: air force academy,cripple creek,cheyne zoo,broadmoor,#2
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: colorado springs
Date: 1973 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: Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm street footage from Colorado Springs can support documentary or educational requests for small-city commercial architecture, storefront signage, and everyday urban streetscapes.
Period detail: The visible motel-hotel signage, cocktail lounge advertising, storefront awnings, parked sedan, and warm color 8mm look support the 1973 setting provided in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot, handheld street-view perspective, lingering on signs and building fronts rather than staging people or activity for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Sarsaparilla Saloon sign, the Imperial Hotel-Motel facade, theatre and cocktail lounge wording, storefront windows, awnings, sidewalk pedestrians, a street sign, and a parked 1970s sedan.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight handheld movement, mild exposure variation, and contact-print softness that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, street cutaway, transition beat, or memory detail for 1970s Colorado Springs commerce and architecture.
Historical context: The scene records a small urban commercial block where lodging, dining, entertainment signage, street parking, and pedestrian movement share the same streetscape.
Research note: People and recognizable business signage are visible, so users should review likeness, trademark, and location-identification concerns separately from any film copyright licensing.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1973 Colorado Springs street scene, 1970s 8mm hotel motel sign, Imperial Hotel-Motel storefront, Sarsaparilla Saloon sign, and vintage Colorado commercial architecture.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Colorado Springs street views, then broader 1970s American storefront, motel, signage, and urban commerce footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado Springs street view showing a Sarsaparilla Saloon sign on a corner building, a shaded storefront awning, sidewalk detail, and pedestrians partly visible at the frame edge. — Sarsaparilla Saloon sign on a downtown corner.
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1973 Colorado Springs view of the Imperial Hotel-Motel corner facade with theatre, fine foods, and cocktail lounge wording, striped awnings, a pedestrian near the entrance, and a parked sedan along the curb. — Imperial Hotel-Motel facade and street frontage.
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Wider 1973 Colorado Springs street view of the Imperial Hotel-Motel building, showing its long facade, prominent commercial signage, entrance area, sidewalk sign, pedestrian, and parked sedan. — Wide angle on the Imperial Hotel-Motel block.
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1973 Colorado Springs frame centered on the Imperial Hotel-Motel sign and corner entrance, with striped awnings, a sidewalk sign, a pedestrian near the doorway, upper-floor windows, and a parked car at the curb. — Imperial Hotel-Motel entrance and signage.
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