Mendocino California USA-1980: View Of Several Run Down And Damaged Wooden Buildings

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

Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationMendocino, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 Mendocino California

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

View Of Several Run Down And Damaged Wooden Buildings — Clip Details

Mendocino California USA-1980: Vintage 8mm film captures a haunting view of abandoned coastal structures. Weathered wooden houses and dilapidated sheds stand on a grassy hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The footage shows peeling paint, rusted corrugated roofs, and overgrown vegetation, conveying a sense of decay and isolation. Shot on 8mm film, the clip features natural grain, faded colors, and a nostalgic, melancholic atmosphere, offering authentic archival footage of a forgotten seaside community.

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: 123109272

Rights & Clearance

$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 1466 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: cajon vs arlington
Reel-level year note: 1980
Reel-level location note: el cajon, california
Date: 1980 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: Mendocino, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1980s archival requests needing Mendocino coastal decay, weathered rural structures, or abandoned wooden buildings as documentary cutaway material.
Period detail: The scene may show early-1980s vernacular wooden sheds with corrugated metal roofing, rough fencing, dry grass, and a visitor-shot view toward the coast.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the unstaged feel of a traveler briefly panning past deteriorated buildings rather than a planned architectural survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include weathered wood siding, sagging roof panels, rusted corrugated sheets, dry grass, rough fencing, dark shed openings, and glimpses of coastal water.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, faded color, gate edges, visible grain, and handheld framing that support an authentic home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, transition, or memory beat for coastal abandonment, rural decline, or quiet roadside observation.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for older coastal structures in Mendocino without proving ownership, occupancy, landmark status, or a specific history of the buildings.
Research note: No people, children, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location verification, and any property-related permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant search phrasing includes 1980 8mm Mendocino weathered wooden buildings, abandoned coastal sheds, damaged rural structures, and California home movie decay.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Mendocino footage, then other 1980 California coastal exteriors, then broader themes of abandoned buildings, rural decay, and weathered wood.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 Mendocino home-movie frame showing weathered wooden structures, rough siding, dry grass, and a dark vertical film edge. — Weathered wooden structures stand in dry grass, framed partly by the edge of the 8mm image.

1980 Mendocino frame with damaged wooden sheds, uneven roof panels, corrugated metal, and dry overgrown ground. — Sagging roof panels and rough wooden siding mark the deteriorated coastal structures.

1980 Mendocino home-movie view of a low shed with patched roof panels, brush, fencing, and dark film-edge framing. — A low shed with patched roofing sits beside brush and dry grass in the handheld view.

1980 Mendocino frame showing weathered sheds, rough fencing, a dirt path, dry grass, and a small glimpse of coastal water. — The view opens to a dirt path and distant water beyond the weathered wooden structures.

Visually Similar Clips