San Francisco California-1963: Car Passing Edge O'Town Motel Sign at Dusk

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 San Francisco California

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Car Passing Edge O'Town Motel Sign at Dusk — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a roadside view of the Edge O'Town Motel sign along a quiet highway. The scene unfolds at dusk under a purple-tinged sky, with tall evergreen trees lining the road and a classic car passing by. The footage, framed by a dark border suggesting a window view, features the motel's illuminated sign advertising TV and coffee, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American road trip atmosphere.

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: 124935599

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: 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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 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 Francisco, 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 8mm roadside motel footage suited for documentary inserts about American highway travel, lodging, and regional road scenes.
Period detail: The motel sign advertising TV and coffee, the two-lane road, and the passing car may show mid-century roadside travel culture in 1963.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, framed from a shaded or obstructed position as the camera observes a quiet roadside sign and traffic.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Edge O'Town Motel sign, a two-lane road, evergreen trees, utility poles, roadside markers, a yellow sign, and a passing car.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, purple dusk color shift, gate edges, and slight handheld instability that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, road-trip transition, motel reference, or quiet memory beat between travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene suggests automobile-oriented lodging and highway movement without confirming the motel's exact operating history or broader local context.
Research note: Visible motel and roadside signage may require trademark or location review, while copyright, property, and publicity considerations remain separate.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1963 8mm motel sign, San Francisco roadside motel footage, vintage highway travel, and mid-century American road trip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1963 San Francisco or California travel footage, then broader motel, highway, and road-trip material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 8mm view of an Edge O'Town Motel sign near a quiet roadside, with evergreen trees and a purple dusk sky. — Edge O'Town Motel sign along a quiet roadside at dusk.

1963 roadside motel sign near San Francisco with a classic car passing under a purple-tinged sky. — A car passes the motel sign on the roadside.

8mm frame showing the Edge O'Town Motel sign, roadside posts, and a quiet road bordered by trees. — The motel sign remains in view beside the empty roadway.

Final 1963 8mm frame with the motel sign partly cut off, a two-lane road, trees, and dusk sky. — The camera drifts so the motel sign is partly cropped at frame edge.

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