Troy New York USA-1973: Very Tall And Large Building For Many Residents With

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationTroy, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Troy New York

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Very Tall And Large Building For Many Residents With — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Troy, New York, 1973, showing a very tall, multi-story apartment building with numerous balconies. The building stands prominently against an overcast sky, surrounded by palm trees and covered carports in the foreground. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, natural color shifts, and visible grain, capturing a nostalgic slice of mid-20th century urban life. The camera remains mostly static, offering a steady view of the residential structure and its surroundings.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122685993

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$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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 1012 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: swimming
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: new york
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: Troy, New York, 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: Fits 1970s American urban housing briefs — a clean exterior static shot of a multi-story residential tower usable as an establishing or era-marker cut in documentary or educational productions.
Period detail: Carport canopy design, repeating balcony grid, and utility pole style are consistent with early-1970s American residential construction; palm trees are visible in all frames.
Home-movie behavior: The unhurried, mostly static framing suggests the filmmaker recorded the building's height as a notable landmark rather than incidentally capturing family activity.
What appears in frame: Tall white high-rise apartment tower with repeating balcony grid, flat-roofed covered carport canopies in the foreground, palm trees at the base, a utility pole, and an overcast pale sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows a blue-lavender color cast, fine grain, soft edge definition, and light bleed at frame borders — characteristic of aged reversal stock from the early 1970s.
Edit role: Suited as an architectural establishing shot or era cutaway in documentaries on 1970s urban housing, residential development, or American city planning.
Historical context: High-rise residential towers with covered parking were a prevalent American urban-planning model in the early 1970s; palm trees in frame are inconsistent with the stated Troy, New York location and warrant verification.
Research note: No people or legible signage visible; building appears shot from a public vantage; architectural copyright and private-property considerations may apply for commercial licensing.
Research search match: Likely matched by: 1970s high-rise apartment exterior, vintage residential tower 8mm, American urban housing 1970s, archival apartment building establishing shot.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or filmmaker; then with 1970s USA urban exterior footage; then with high-rise or suburban residential development sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie frame of a multi-story apartment tower with balcony grid, carport canopies and palm trees; attributed to 1973, location uncertain. — High-rise residential tower with covered carports and palm trees in the foreground, circa 1973.

8mm film frame showing the full height of a multi-story residential tower with balcony grid and palm trees; attributed to 1973, location uncertain. — Residential high-rise tower with balcony grid and palm trees, viewed from ground level, circa 1973.

8mm home movie frame of a tall apartment tower with prominent balcony rows, palm trees at base and utility lines in the foreground; attributed to 1973. — Apartment tower balcony grid with palm trees and utility pole visible at the base, circa 1973.

8mm film closer view of a multi-story apartment tower facade with rows of balconies and palm tree crowns at the base; attributed to 1973, location uncertain. — Tower facade detail showing repeating balcony rows with palm tree crowns visible at bottom, circa 1973.

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