San Diego County California-1968: A Moving View Of A Building With Stairs

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 San Diego California

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A Moving View Of A Building With Stairs — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched view of a brick building covered in lush green ivy in San Diego County, California. The camera pans across the structure, revealing a light blue classic car parked in front of a flower-lined garden. Two people stand near the entrance as the shot moves to reveal a sign reading 'KORBEL' above the doorway. The footage features the warm, slightly faded colors and film grain characteristic of 8mm home movies from the era, evoking a strong sense of mid-century Americana and nostalgia.

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: 124629833

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 1333 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: #1
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1968 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: Useful for 1960s Southern California documentary sequences needing an exterior building, visitor approach, or roadside stop with parked cars and period home-movie texture.
Period detail: The light blue rounded sedan, 8mm color palette, ivy-covered masonry, garden beds, and simple exterior signage support the described 1968 setting while specific site identity should be verified.
Home-movie behavior: The camera pans from the parked car and garden toward the entrance, giving the clip the feel of a visitor casually recording a stop rather than a staged architectural view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an ivy-covered brick building, exterior stairs and railings, flower beds, a light blue parked car, trees, distant hillside, and a sign above the entrance.
Film character: The clip has handheld 8mm movement, soft focus, slight color fading, gate edges, and visible grain that place the scene within a scanned home-movie archive source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an exterior establishing insert, travel-memory transition, cutaway to a 1960s roadside destination, or brief visual bridge between family-trip scenes.
Historical context: The footage reflects a mid-century visitor view of landscaped commercial or public-facing architecture in San Diego County without proving the building's exact function or history.
Research note: People and brand-like signage appear visible, so copyright, trademark, likeness, location, and property considerations should be reviewed separately before publication.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1968 San Diego County 8mm building exterior, ivy covered brick building with stairs, vintage California travel stop, and Korbel sign home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1968 San Diego County exteriors, and finally with broader 1960s California travel, cars, gardens, and building cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 San Diego County home-movie frame showing an ivy-covered exterior, garden beds, a light blue parked car, and two people at left. — The pan begins on a landscaped exterior with a parked blue car and two people near the building.

1968 San Diego County frame showing stairs to an ivy-covered building entrance with garden beds and a light blue car nearby. — The camera moves toward the entrance, showing stairs, railings, ivy, and flowers in front of the building.

Closer 1968 San Diego County view of an ivy-covered brick building entrance, exterior steps, windows, flowers, and partial sign lettering. — A closer frame centers the entrance and upper facade, with ivy trailing across the brickwork.

Final frame of the 1968 San Diego County clip showing the ivy-covered facade, entrance steps, windows, garden beds, and a visible Korbel sign. — The pan ends on the facade and sign above the doorway, framed by ivy and low garden planting.

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