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Chicago Illinois-1958: Aerial View Of City Roads And Coastline

  • Year1958
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Aerial View Of City Roads And Coastline — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures an aerial view of Chicago's urban landscape and coastline. The footage shows wide city roads, green parklands, and a large stadium complex near the lakefront, with a prominent bridge spanning train tracks. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and visible film scratches evoke a nostalgic mid-century feel. The camera pans across the city, revealing a mix of developed areas and open spaces along the shoreline, offering a rare glimpse of Chicago's mid-20th century infrastructure and geography.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Aerial
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124936522

Rights & Clearance

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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1958 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • streets
  • roads
  • ocean
  • coast
  • urban
  • cars
  • trucks
  • airial
  • view
  • city
  • coastline
  • buildings
  • landmarks
  • chicago illinois
  • 1958
  • 1958 Chicago aerial footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1950s city view
  • Chicago lakefront
  • mid-century urban landscape
  • aerial train tracks
  • 1950s Chicago roads
  • classic home movie
  • historic Chicago footage
  • 8mm aerial view
  • Chicago skyline 1958
  • vintage cityscape
  • retro Chicago
  • archival 1950s footage
  • Chicago coast
  • old film grain
  • 1950s transportation
  • Chicago landmarks
  • nostalgic city view
  • 8mm home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s editorial projects needing aerial home-movie views of Chicago roadways, rail corridors, lakefront parkland, and urban infrastructure from a visitor or traveler perspective.

Still Frames From This Clip

Aerial view over lakefront parkland, roads, and distant urban blocks framed by dark aircraft-window edges.

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