San Diego California-1962: A View Of A Glass Building From The Road

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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A View Of A Glass Building From The Road — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a scenic view of a distinctive glass and wood structure atop a lush green hillside in San Diego, California. A couple stands near a classic white car on a winding road, gazing toward the building, while another person in a light-colored dress walks up a stone path toward the entrance. The footage features natural sunlight, soft film grain, and authentic 1960s color tones, evoking a sense of mid-century Americana and personal memory. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, and historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123685019

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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: San Diego, 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s San Diego home-movie footage for productions needing a brief exterior travel view of visitors approaching a distinctive hillside glass-and-wood structure.
Period detail: The white car, color 8mm stock, dress style, and casual sightseeing behavior support an early 1960s setting without identifying the building by name.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective as people pause near a car and walk toward the entrance while the camera observes from the road and path.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a hillside road, white car, two adults near the road, dense greenery, a glass-and-wood building, steps, railings, and a person in a light dress.
Film character: Soft focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld framing give the footage the texture of original 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a short establishing insert, travel cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century California sightseeing and domestic vacation footage.
Historical context: The scene reflects leisure travel and roadside sightseeing in San Diego, with visitors viewing modern architecture from landscaped outdoor paths.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and the building may require property or location review; copyright, likeness, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1962 San Diego home movie, 8mm California travel footage, hillside glass building, vintage road view, and 1960s sightseeing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego exteriors, then broader 1960s California travel and architecture footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego 8mm frame showing visitors near a white car below a lush hillside and a glass-and-wood structure. — Visitors pause beside a white car while looking toward a hillside building.

1962 San Diego home-movie view of two visitors by a white car below a modern hillside building and dense greenery. — Two visitors stand near the car as the hillside structure remains in the distance.

1962 San Diego 8mm frame with a white car, visitors, thick hillside plants, and a glass-and-wood building above. — The camera holds on the road, car, visitors, and planted hillside below the building.

1962 San Diego home-movie frame showing a visitor on a paved path with railings leading to a hillside glass-and-wood building. — A visitor in a light dress approaches the entrance along a paved path and railing.

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