Dade County Florida-1955: Cordrey's Court Vacancy Sign on Neighborhood Street

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationDade, Florida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Cordrey's Court Vacancy Sign on Neighborhood Street — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures Cordrey's Court vacancy sign in Dade County, Florida. The clip shows a classic mid-century roadside scene with palm trees swaying in the breeze, a clear blue sky, and a quiet street lined with modest buildings. The footage features natural film grain, slight color fading, and a handheld camera perspective, offering a nostalgic glimpse into 1950s American suburban life and roadside advertising. Ideal for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or archival storytelling.

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: 123381845

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 1573 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1955 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: Dade, Florida, 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: Supports 1950s Florida roadside lodging, motel sign, or mid-century travel cutaway needs for documentary, education, and editorial archive projects.
Period detail: The painted Cordrey's Court vacancy sign, palm trees, low roadside buildings, and parked cars may show a mid-century motor-court streetscape in Dade County.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie perspective, briefly framing a roadside lodging sign from across or near the street without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible details include the Cordrey's Court sign, vacancy lettering, palm trees, blue sky, low buildings, street edge, and parked cars.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, gate edges, and handheld framing typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, location cue, travel transition, or memory beat for 1950s Florida roadside commerce.
Historical context: The view documents a roadside lodging sign and surrounding street environment, offering visual context for car-oriented travel and local advertising.
Research note: The business name is visible, so trademark or signage review may be needed; no people are visible, but copyright and property issues remain separate.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1955 Dade County Florida 8mm roadside sign, Cordrey's Court vacancy sign, Miami area motor court, and vintage motel street scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1955 Dade County footage, then broader Florida roadside lodging or mid-century travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Dade County home-movie frame showing the Cordrey's Court vacancy sign beneath palm trees along a roadside. — Cordrey's Court sign appears below palm trees in a soft 8mm street view.

1955 Dade County frame with a roadside Cordrey's Court vacancy sign, palm trees, and low buildings in the background. — The motor-court sign fills the lower frame with palm fronds above it.

1955 Dade County 8mm frame showing Cordrey's Court signage, palm trees, low roadside buildings, and a parked car. — A wider view includes the sign, street surroundings, and a parked car.

1955 Dade County roadside view of the Cordrey's Court vacancy sign with palm trees, modest buildings, and cars along the street. — The final frame opens to the street beside the Cordrey's Court sign.

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