Los Angeles California USA-1962: A View Of An Illuminated Amusement Park At Night

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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A View Of An Illuminated Amusement Park At Night — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a dreamy, out-of-focus nighttime view of a brightly lit amusement park or fairground in Los Angeles, California. The footage features a prominent illuminated tower with a V-shaped top, glowing circular lights, and colorful neon signs, including a green starburst. The image is soft, grainy, and hazy, characteristic of Super 8 film, with a dark sky and a sense of nostalgic wonder. This archival clip evokes mid-century Americana and is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123754755

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 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: Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles home-movie footage for productions needing an atmospheric nighttime amusement-park or fairground insert.
Period detail: The illuminated rides, neon-like glow, and soft 8mm color may show mid-century amusement lighting rather than an identifiable landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot viewpoint, holding on distant lights as a remembered night outing rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark sky, bright ride lights, an illuminated tower with a V-shaped top, circular bulbs, reflections, and a green starburst sign.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure bloom, and handheld framing give the nighttime lights a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a memory beat, nighttime transition, nostalgic cutaway, or abstract fairground atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage suggests postwar leisure culture through distant amusement lighting, but the frames do not identify a specific park or event.
Research note: No people, faces, or clear brands are visible, but location, property, and copyright questions should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1960s 8mm Los Angeles amusement park at night, vintage fairground lights, and out-of-focus home movie nightlife.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles footage, then nighttime amusement or neon-light scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing distant amusement-park lights and a tall V-topped illuminated tower at night. — Distant fairground lights and a V-shaped illuminated tower glow against the night sky.

1962 Los Angeles home-movie frame with blurred amusement lights, a V-shaped tower, and bright circular bulbs in the distance. — The illuminated tower and fairground bulbs remain soft and hazy in the distance.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing soft fairground lights, a cropped illuminated tower, and a green glowing sign or ride light. — A cropped tower, bright bulbs, and a green glow punctuate the dark fairground view.

1962 Los Angeles nighttime frame with distant amusement lights and a bright green starburst-shaped sign or ride light. — A vivid green starburst shape appears beside the blurred nighttime amusement lights.

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