New York City-1964: Radio City Music Hall and Gothic Church with Stonework

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 New York

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Radio City Music Hall and Gothic Church with Stonework — Clip Details

NEW YORK CITY-1964: This vintage 8mm home movie captures the vibrant energy of mid-1960s New York. The clip opens on the iconic Radio City Music Hall, its marquee glowing in bright red neon against the dark night sky, with crowds gathered below. The scene then shifts to a close-up of a grand Gothic-style church, showcasing intricate stonework and arched windows under a purple-tinged sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into the city's architectural and cultural landmarks.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 125500082

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: New York City, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s New York City editorial sequences needing brief 8mm landmark material of Radio City Music Hall and nearby Gothic church architecture.
Period detail: The illuminated theater marquee, neon signage, street crowd, and color 8mm night exposure support a mid-1960s New York visitor-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, moving from a bright nighttime theater frontage to a close architectural look at a church facade.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Radio City Music Hall signage, a glowing vertical marquee, sidewalk crowds, dark city facades, Gothic stone tracery, pointed arches, and purple-tinted sky.
Film character: The footage shows dense 8mm grain, saturated magenta-blue color, soft focus, handheld framing, and high-contrast night highlights typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short landmark insert, city-night transition, architectural cutaway, or memory beat within a 1960s New York sequence.
Historical context: The frames document public-facing entertainment and religious architecture as encountered by a home-movie camera in New York City.
Research note: Human review should consider visible theater branding, public crowd likeness, and church identification; copyright, trademark, likeness, and property issues are separate clearance questions.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1964 New York City 8mm, Radio City Music Hall night marquee, 1960s Manhattan street crowd, and Gothic church home movie footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 New York City material, then broader 1960s urban landmark and church architecture footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 New York City 8mm frame showing the Radio City Music Hall frontage at night with glowing marquee lights and people on the sidewalk. — Radio City Music Hall marquee glows over a nighttime sidewalk crowd.

1964 New York City 8mm frame with Radio City Music Hall lettering visible, bright marquee illumination, and a public crowd near the entrance. — Radio City Music Hall signage is visible beside the lit marquee.

1964 New York City 8mm frame showing a Gothic-style church facade with pointed arch, stone tracery, and purple-tinted exposure. — A Gothic church facade fills the frame in a close architectural view.

1964 New York City 8mm frame showing Gothic church architectural details, including a pointed entrance arch and ornamental stone elements. — Pointed arches and ornamental stonework define the church exterior.

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