Las Vegas-1962: Nighttime Drive Along Las Vegas Boulevard with Neon Motel Signs

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Las Vegas

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Nighttime Drive Along Las Vegas Boulevard with Neon... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this grainy black-and-white footage captures a nighttime drive along Las Vegas Boulevard. The camera moves past iconic neon signs, including a prominent vertical motel sign and a distinctive 'Jamaica Motel' sign with a retro design. Blurred lights from passing cars and distant buildings create a classic mid-century Las Vegas atmosphere, evoking nostalgia for the city's golden era of roadside architecture and neon-lit nightlife.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127009134

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 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: Las Vegas, Nevada, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Las Vegas documentary requests needing brief nighttime Strip or boulevard driving atmosphere from visitor-shot 8mm footage.
Period detail: The neon motel signage, roadside billboards, low night skyline, and passing car lights support a mid-century Las Vegas setting consistent with the 1962 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-passenger viewpoint, recording illuminated signs from a moving car rather than a staged or commercial city view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include neon motel signs, a large retro roadside sign, vertical lettering, billboards, distant building lights, dark roadway edges, and motion-softened car lights.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, low-light exposure, and handheld vehicle movement give the footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for Las Vegas nightlife, roadside travel, or vintage motel culture.
Historical context: The footage shows Las Vegas as a car-oriented nighttime environment where illuminated motel signs and roadside advertising dominate the view.
Research note: Visible signage and possible brand or business identifiers require review; copyright, trademark, location, and property concerns should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Las Vegas Boulevard night drive, vintage 8mm Las Vegas neon motel signs, black-and-white Strip footage, and roadside motel signage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel travel shots, then other 1962 Las Vegas footage, then broader vintage neon, motel, boulevard, and nighttime driving material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Las Vegas night drive frame showing vertical motel signage, a large roadside sign, and blurred lights in black-and-white 8mm. — Neon motel signs and roadway lights seen from a moving car at night.

Black-and-white Las Vegas boulevard view with illuminated motel and roadside signs softened by motion and low light. — Illuminated roadside signs pass in a soft nighttime boulevard view.

1962 Las Vegas night frame with a lit motel sign, vertical roadside letters, and scattered car lights along the boulevard. — A lit motel sign and vertical lettering stand out over the dark street.

Black-and-white 1962 Las Vegas frame centered on a large retro motel sign, with distant signs and roadway lights below. — A large retro roadside motel sign fills the right side of the night frame.

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