Dade County Florida-1955: Man Walks Towards Tropicana Motel On Busy Street On A

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

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Man Walks Towards Tropicana Motel On Busy Street On A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a man walking toward the Tropicana Motel in Dade County, Florida. Classic American automobiles from the mid-1950s are parked along a sun-drenched street lined with palm trees and tropical landscaping. The footage shows a man in light-colored clothing strolling past the motel's pastel-colored facade, with a prominent sign visible. The scene is bathed in warm, slightly faded colors typical of 8mm film, with natural grain and soft focus. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century Florida roadside life, perfect for documentaries, retro-themed projects, or historical content.

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: 123382949

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 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 requests for mid-1950s Dade County roadside motel and street life footage for documentary, museum, education, or period editorial use.
Period detail: Visible clues include pastel motel architecture, palm landscaping, roadside signage, and mid-century automobiles that fit the supplied 1955 Florida home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, watching traffic and the motel frontage from across or near the street.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a motel facade, roadside sign, palm trees, moving and parked cars, low hedges, windows, and a sidewalk or driveway area.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, faded warm color, visible grain, mild gate edges, and handheld framing typical of home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, street cutaway, motel approach shot, or mid-century travel memory beat.
Historical context: The footage shows the visual culture of roadside lodging and automobile travel in Dade County, Florida, without proving a specific event or business history.
Research note: People and motel branding appear visible, so copyright status should be reviewed separately from likeness, trademark, and location or property considerations.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s Florida motel street scene, Dade County roadside lodging, 8mm home movie Miami-area traffic, and mid-century motel facade.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1955 Dade County material, then broader Florida roadside motel or automobile-travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Dade County home-movie frame showing a moving car near motel signage, palm landscaping, and a sunlit roadside. — A car passes in front of roadside motel landscaping and signage.

1955 Dade County street view with a palm tree, parked cars, motel grounds, and blurred roadside signage in the background. — Parked cars and palm landscaping sit near the motel frontage.

1955 Dade County frame showing part of a motel building, a palm tree, shrubs, and a blurred car passing in the foreground. — A passing car crosses the frame in front of the motel building.

1955 Dade County home-movie frame showing the Tropicana Motel facade, entrance doors, upper windows, shrubs, and a partial car. — The motel name is visible across the facade above the entrance.

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