Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Scene Of A Busy Town With Busy Street Lined

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationFlushing Meadows, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 New York

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Scene Of A Busy Town With Busy Street Lined — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this clip captures a bustling street scene at Flushing Meadows, New York, likely during the World's Fair. The footage shows people walking past a white building with a sign reading 'LA MAISON DU CHILI' and 'Empanadas Chilenas,' suggesting a food vendor or cultural exhibit. The architecture features a mix of traditional and modern styles, with a thatched roof visible in one frame. Pedestrians in period-appropriate 1960s clothing move through the scene, conveying the lively atmosphere of the fair. The image quality reflects the grain and color palette of vintage home movie footage.

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: 124938166

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 1070 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: worlds fair
Reel-level year note: 1964-1965
Reel-level location note: new york city
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: Flushing Meadows, 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: Useful for 1960s documentary edits needing visitor-shot footage of a busy World's Fair street or cultural food exhibit in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Period detail: The clip shows 1960s dress, an 8mm color palette, and signage reading La Maison du Chili and Empanadas Chilenas, consistent with the supplied 1964 fair context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes pedestrians moving between exhibit buildings from a visitor's viewpoint, giving the scene an unstaged home-movie feel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white stucco facades, arched columns, tiled and thatched rooflines, fairgoers, shopfront windows, trees, and Chilean food signage.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight handheld framing, and uneven exposure that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, transition, or cutaway for World's Fair crowds, cultural exhibits, or 1960s public spaces.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests a public fair or exhibit area where visitors passed food and national-culture displays, without confirming activity beyond what is shown.
Research note: People and readable exhibit or vendor signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, and contextual use should be reviewed separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 8mm Flushing Meadows World's Fair street scene, La Maison du Chili signage, pedestrians, and vintage fair food exhibit footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows material, then broader 1960s World's Fair crowd and exhibit footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows fair scene showing pedestrians by a white exhibit building with an arched entry and partial Empanadas Chilenas signage. — Pedestrians gather beside a white fair building with arched columns and Chilean food signage.

1964 Flushing Meadows footage shows La Maison du Chili and Empanadas Chilenas signage above pedestrians near a white exhibit facade. — Fairgoers pass the La Maison du Chili frontage with Empanadas Chilenas lettering visible.

Visitor-shot 1964 Flushing Meadows street view with people walking between white exhibit buildings and decorative stepped rooflines. — A handheld street view captures visitors moving among fair buildings with period architectural details.

1964 Flushing Meadows street scene showing pedestrians beside a pale building with tall windows and a tree in the foreground. — Pedestrians move past tall shopfront-style windows along a quiet fair walkway.

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