Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Video Of The Outside Of A Polynesian Restaurant

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Video Of The Outside Of A Polynesian Restaurant — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows, this clip captures the exterior of a Polynesian restaurant with its distinctive sign in bold lettering. The building features a textured beige facade and a striped awning, framed by trees and foliage. A couple walks past the entrance, dressed in period-appropriate casual wear, suggesting a leisurely outing. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American atmosphere. This authentic home movie offers a glimpse into 1960s leisure culture and architectural style.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124938591

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

food
restaurant
ethnic
polynesian
people
video
resturant
food and drink
worlds FAIR new york
1964
1964 Flushing Meadows New York
Polynesian restaurant exterior
vintage 8mm film
Super 8 home movie
1960s restaurant sign
mid-century American architecture
retro food and drink
vintage family outing
1960s fashion
nostalgic Americana
archival footage
8mm film grain
outdoor scene
people walking
period clothing
vintage color film
historical footage
1960s leisure
old film footage
classic home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or editorial requests needing an exterior restaurant cutaway from Flushing Meadows, New York, in home-movie 8mm color footage.
Period detail: The bold Polynesian Restaurant lettering, striped awning, modest facade, and visitors in mid-century casual clothing support a 1964 leisure and fairground-era setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing people walking past the restaurant facade without staging or direct address to the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the restaurant sign, beige textured wall, striped awning, trees, foliage, pedestrians, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm color, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld movement that give the view authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for 1960s food, leisure, travel, or World's Fair-adjacent sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows public leisure space and themed dining signage, reflecting how mid-century visitors encountered restaurants as part of an outdoor outing.
Research note: People and restaurant signage are visible, so copyright, trademark, likeness, and location-use questions should be reviewed separately before publication.
Research search match: Searches such as 1964 Flushing Meadows restaurant exterior, Polynesian restaurant 8mm footage, 1960s New York food signage, and home movie fairgrounds may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows material, then broader 1960s restaurant, travel, and leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows view of a Polynesian restaurant exterior with trees, striped awning, and pedestrians passing below the sign. — Polynesian restaurant facade seen through the 8mm frame, with visitors walking past the awning.

1964 Flushing Meadows restaurant exterior showing partial Polynesian Restaurant lettering, tree trunks, awning, and two visitors walking by. — Partial restaurant sign and shaded awning with two pedestrians at the lower edge of the frame.

1964 Flushing Meadows footage frames the Polynesian Restaurant lettering behind a tree, with awning stripes and visitors below. — Restaurant lettering is partly obscured by a tree as pedestrians pass along the lower foreground.

1964 Flushing Meadows restaurant exterior with partial Polynesian Restaurant lettering, trees above the awning, and a couple walking past. — A couple walks past the restaurant facade beneath the partially visible sign and awning.

Visually Similar Clips