High-angle view of a modernist building and patio among palms in Acapulco.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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The camera frames the glass facade and patio structure against dense tropical foliage — Acapulco, 1962
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- 1962
- Location
- Acapulco, Mexico
- Image
- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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1962 Acapulco home-movie still showing the building's glass facade, patio roof, tropical palms, hillside setting, and terrace edges.
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A final view holds on the modernist building set into a palm-lined hillside.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Acapulco Mexico-1962: Modernist Hilltop Building with Glass Windows and Palm Trees
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Acapulco Mexico.
Date documentation · estimated
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 documentation · estimated
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.
Source reel 1835
Reel label: pyramid,university city,$80000 house,floating gardens
Year note: 1962
Location note: dallas,mexico city
Period detail
The flat rooflines, broad glass bands, patio structure, and faded 8mm color may show mid-century resort architecture in 1962 Acapulco.
Film character
The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color fade, gate edges, and handheld framing that support its home-movie archive texture.
Historical context
The view places modern resort construction within tropical hillside surroundings, showing built form and landscape together without identifying a specific landmark.
Research note
Review for copyright status, location/property context, and distant likeness concerns because small people are visible on the patio area.
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