Grand Rapids Michigan-1956: View Of Damaged Blue And Orange Rexall Drug Sign On

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 Grand Rapids Michigan

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View Of Damaged Blue And Orange Rexall Drug Sign On — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this vintage home movie captures a street scene in Grand Rapids, Michigan, featuring a damaged Rexall Drugs sign. The footage shows a weathered building with boarded windows and a blue and orange Rexall sign hanging askew. A man is seen working on the building's exterior, and a nearby sign for Dr. H. O. York Chiropractic is visible. The scene conveys a sense of urban decay and everyday life in the mid-20th century, with classic cars and period architecture. The film exhibits natural grain and color shifts typical of Super 8 footage from the era.

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: 127402536

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 1210 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: bill's first birthday,blueberry field
Reel-level year note: 1956-1957-1958
Reel-level location note: michigan
Date: 1956 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: Grand Rapids, Michigan, 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 1950s Grand Rapids street-scene requests needing small-business signage, urban storefront texture, or documentary cutaways of damaged commercial exteriors.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century cues including painted drugstore signage, boarded storefront windows, older cars, and a chiropractic sign visible in the street view.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a casual street-level home-movie perspective, lingering on the damaged sign and nearby building work rather than staging an action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Rexall Drugs sign, a small blue hanging sign, boarded windows, a worker on a ladder or wall area, nearby older cars, bare trees, and storefront facades.
Film character: The 8mm color footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight color fading, and handheld framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century retail streets, neighborhood change, storm damage, or local business atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday commercial frontage in Grand Rapids, with repair activity and weathered signage suggesting ordinary street maintenance or damage without proving a cause.
Research note: Rexall branding and a visible person require review for trademark, likeness, and context; copyright clearance is separate from brand, likeness, and property considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1956 Grand Rapids 8mm street scene, damaged Rexall sign, mid-century drugstore exterior, vintage storefront repair, and Michigan home movie footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Grand Rapids exteriors, then broader 1950s storefront, signage, repair, and small-business street scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Grand Rapids street view with older cars, bare trees, storefront facades, and a sign along the sidewalk. — A wide street view establishes the storefront area and nearby traffic before the damaged sign appears closer.

Grand Rapids storefront detail showing boarded windows, diagonal metal supports, and a small blue hanging sign. — A closer view shows the weathered building face, boarded windows, and a small blue sign hanging near the storefront.

Damaged blue and orange Rexall Drugs sign hanging askew outside a Grand Rapids storefront in 1956. — The Rexall Drugs sign fills the foreground, tilted below diagonal supports near the boarded building front.

Close 1956 view of the damaged Rexall Drugs sign, with boarded storefront windows and nearby buildings behind it. — A final close view emphasizes the tilted Rexall sign and the boarded storefront behind it.

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