Fort Wayne Indiana-1976: A Typical Parking Lot Of A Holiday Inn Back In The

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationFort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Fort Wayne Indiana

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A Typical Parking Lot Of A Holiday Inn Back In The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1976, this vintage home movie captures a classic American roadside scene at a Holiday Inn in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The footage shows a sun-drenched parking lot with a prominent retro sign featuring a star-topped tower. A light-colored convertible cruises through the lot, passing other parked cars and the motel's mid-century architecture. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color shifts, and a nostalgic 1970s aesthetic, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, editorial projects, or nostalgic 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: 124452322

Rights & Clearance

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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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1976 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s editorial requests needing a brief roadside motel, parking lot, or American travel cutaway from authentic 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: Visible era clues include the Holiday Inn roadside sign, low motel buildings, broad asphalt parking, and mid-1970s automobiles, including a light-colored convertible.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a traveler-like position across the lot as cars move through an ordinary motel setting without staged action or visible posing.
What appears in frame: The frames show a Holiday Inn sign, a motel parking lot, a light convertible, parked cars, covered entry architecture, utility poles, blue sky, and low roadside buildings.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color shift toward blue-purple, modest exposure variation, and steady home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, travel transition, motel cutaway, or memory beat for 1970s roadside America.
Historical context: The scene documents a car-centered motel environment in Fort Wayne, with open parking and roadside signage as prominent visual parts of the travel setting.
Research note: Holiday Inn branding is visible, so trademark and context review may be needed; no people are visibly identifiable, but copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1976 Fort Wayne Holiday Inn 8mm footage, 1970s motel parking lot, vintage roadside sign, or American travel home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1976 Fort Wayne material, then broader 1970s motel, parking lot, and roadside travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Fort Wayne 8mm frame showing a Holiday Inn roadside sign, motel parking lot, and light-colored convertible under a blue sky. — Holiday Inn sign and passing convertible in a motel parking lot.

1976 Fort Wayne motel parking lot view with a light convertible moving past parked cars and low roadside buildings. — Convertible crossing the open motel parking lot.

1976 Fort Wayne roadside motel lot with parked cars, partial convertible at left, and covered entry architecture at right. — Parking lot view with motel building and covered entry.

1976 Fort Wayne 8mm frame showing a motel parking lot, covered entry area, parked cars, and low building across the lot. — Wide view across the motel parking lot toward parked cars and entry canopy.

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