Greenwood Lake New York-1964: Motel Sign and Cottage in 1960s Americana

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationGreenwood Lake, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 New York

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Motel Sign and Cottage in 1960s Americana — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures the Greenwood Lake Motel & Cottages sign in New York, surrounded by trees and flags. The footage transitions to a white two-story cottage nestled among pine trees and a stone retaining wall, showcasing classic mid-century architecture. The warm, slightly faded colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic 1960s Americana feel, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124937675

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 1062 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: greenwood lake summer
Reel-level year note: 1964
Reel-level location note: greenwood lake
Date: 1964 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: Greenwood Lake, New York, 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: Supports 1960s editorial requests for small-town New York motel travel, roadside lodging, and mid-century vacation Americana cutaways.
Period detail: The visible motel sign, simple flags, white cottage siding, stone wall, and wooded roadside setting may show mid-1960s leisure lodging details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, briefly recording the motel sign and nearby cottage as place markers during a family or travel stop.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Greenwood Lake Motel & Cottages sign, roadside flags, trees, utility poles, white two-story cottage, porch rail, pine trunks, and stone retaining wall.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, mild handheld framing, faded color, gate edges, grain, and exposure shifts that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, roadside transition, vacation-memory beat, or cutaway for 1960s regional travel.
Historical context: The footage reflects a wooded lakeside motel and cottage setting associated with mid-century automobile tourism and modest vacation lodging.
Research note: Visible motel wording and private-looking buildings should be reviewed for trademark, copyright, and property concerns; no people are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1964 Greenwood Lake motel sign, 1960s New York cottages, vintage 8mm roadside lodging, and mid-century vacation home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then Greenwood Lake or 1964 New York footage, then broader 1960s motel, cottage, lakeside, and road-trip material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Greenwood Lake cottage exterior with white siding, porch rail, trees, and a stone retaining wall in a wooded setting. — White cottage and stone wall seen from a handheld 8mm travel shot.

White cottage at Greenwood Lake, New York, viewed through trees with windows, siding, porch rail, and stone landscaping visible. — Cottage exterior in a wooded Greenwood Lake setting.

1960s home-movie view of a white Greenwood Lake cottage, partly hidden by branches, with stonework and porch railing below. — Tree-framed cottage exterior with stone wall and porch rail.

Greenwood Lake Motel & Cottages sign beside a wooded road, with flags, utility poles, and trees visible in the 1964 footage. — Roadside motel sign advertising Greenwood Lake Motel & Cottages.

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