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Washington DC USA-1969: Warner-Dale Square Commercial Building

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  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationWashington, DC, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 · Washington, DC, United States
  • StatusDirect License

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Warner-Dale Square Commercial Building — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1969 captures a close-up of a weathered black sign reading 'Warner-Dale SQUARE' in white lettering, with lens flares and film grain evident. The scene transitions to a low-angle view of a mid-century commercial building under a purple-tinged sky, featuring storefronts for a medical office, florist, and dental office. Classic American cars from the late 1960s, including a maroon sedan and a cream-colored sedan, are parked in front. The grainy, color-bleached aesthetic and subtle camera movement evoke a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel.

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
122720533

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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location
Washington, DC, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • store
  • warner dale
  • convenience
  • neighborhood
  • warner
  • dale
  • square
  • local
  • business
  • finance
  • washington DC USA
  • 1969
  • 1969 Washington DC
  • Warner-Dale Square
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1960s commercial building
  • classic American cars
  • retro storefronts
  • medical office
  • florist
  • dental office
  • mid-century architecture
  • home movie footage
  • archival film
  • nostalgic
  • old cars
  • film grain
  • purple sky
  • street scene
  • historical footage
  • editorial use
  • local business
  • retro signage
  • washington dc united states
  • washington

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s Washington, DC neighborhood commerce, suburban shopping-center exteriors, and documentary cutaways about everyday local services.
Period detail
Late-1960s cars, block-letter plaza signage, and low-rise storefront design support the 1969 period shown in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has a visitor-shot, handheld feel, moving from a plaza sign to storefronts without staging or visible people.
What appears in frame
Visible details include a Warner Dale Square sign, medical office and florist panels, a dental office sign, parked sedans, broad asphalt, and a purple-shifted sky.
Film character
The 8mm image shows soft focus, grain, lens flare, color shift, and slight handheld movement that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for neighborhood services and mid-century roadside commerce.
Historical context
The footage shows a small commercial plaza where medical, dental, and florist services share a modest storefront setting.
Research note
Review visible plaza and storefront names for trademark or location identification; no people appear, but copyright and property issues remain separate.
Research search match
Search phrases include 1969 Washington DC shopping plaza, Warner Dale Square sign, 8mm local storefronts, and vintage neighborhood business exterior.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with same-reel street or storefront shots, then Washington, DC 1969 exteriors, then broader 1960s local business and shopping-plaza footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a close view of the Warner Dale Square sign with bright glare and film grain.

Close-up of the Warner Dale Square sign at the start of the clip.

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1969 Washington, DC frame showing a low-rise commercial plaza with medical office and florist signage and sedans parked in front.

Storefront row with service signs and late-1960s cars in the parking area.

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1969 Washington, DC view of the Warner Dale Square storefront row, with service signs above shaded windows and cars parked along the curb.

The camera holds on the plaza facade, service signs, and parked cars.

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1969 Washington, DC 8mm frame of the shopping plaza exterior with medical office, florist, dental office signage, and parked sedans.

Final view of the storefront strip and cars under a color-shifted sky.

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