Frank Sinatra's Palm Springs Home: The Story of Twin Palms

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  • @StrangeHistoryX
    @StrangeHistoryX  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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    • @tabitha-sk5kc
      @tabitha-sk5kc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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  • @juliemartin6280
    @juliemartin6280 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Mid century in Palm Springs is my fav architectural style, this home is fabulous. I was a little disappointed w/ Sinatra’s decor but a fabulous home non the less…. …Hanky Panky is a perfectly acceptable expression
    Thank you for another super video

    • @janloftness
      @janloftness 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I don’t think that most of photos here showed Frank’s original decor. That orange geometric painting and white walls with a beige sofa was pretty bad!

  • @carleenspada2293
    @carleenspada2293 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Great little tour and commentary. These back to the past videos never grow old and by the way, first time I’ve seen this one. Really enjoyed !!

  • @ChateauLiberteFilmPage
    @ChateauLiberteFilmPage 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I produced a photo shoot there in the late 90's. I doubt that the piano shaped pool was an accident. Not mentioned in this video is the fact that the portico alongside the pool was designed so that the sun would cast shadows through the portico openings that made the piano shaped pool appear to have black and white piano keys on the correct side of the pool. I'm pretty sure this was an intentional aspect of the design.

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It sure seems that way. But the architect himself said it wasn’t. But who knows? John Lennon lied about the creation of his own songs. Sometimes artists just want a bit of mystery.

  • @snoopywalker1881
    @snoopywalker1881 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Wait a min. The Kitchen’s Vikings Frig and Dishwasher were not being made back then. Still a great historical video. And the piano is a Yamaha Diskclavier 1st made in the 1980s.

  • @rainscratch
    @rainscratch 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Putting the ovens behind an opening door is surely a strange and impractical feature.

    • @janloftness
      @janloftness 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Probably not code these days!

    • @elizabethclaiborne6461
      @elizabethclaiborne6461 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s imperfect, but not a real problem. That door was probably only open for deliveries in the morning.

  • @12point131
    @12point131 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Hankie Pankie in front of a fire is 🔥

  • @sharksport01
    @sharksport01 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Nice house. Nice video. No one has yet to furnish that place the way it deserves to be.

  • @fourtriangles2112
    @fourtriangles2112 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This architectural style reminds me of a motel travel lodge

  • @StrangeHistoryX
    @StrangeHistoryX  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Frank Sinatra's Palm Springs Home: The Story of Twin Palms
    The Transformation of Frank Sinatra's Palm Springs Residence into a Mid-Century Modern Masterpiece: A Look at Twin Palms and Its Impact on the Iconic Singer's Life and Relationships
    0:34: 🏡 Frank Sinatra's iconic home in Palm Springs and the architectural decision-making process.
    0:34: Sinatra's search for a weekend getaway led him to Palm Springs in 1947.
    2:46: Architect E. Stewart Williams presented Sinatra with two architectural renderings.
    3:01: Williams suggested a modernist single-story design that embraced the desert's natural beauty.
    3:30: 🌴 The transformation of Frank Sinatra's Palm Springs residence into a mid-century modern masterpiece.
    3:30: Sinatra's initial preference for a Georgian Mansion was persuaded by a modernist design vision.
    4:12: The house completed in 1947 epitomized the mid-century modern aesthetic with long horizontal lines and vast windows.
    4:37: The open floor plan facilitated a seamless flow between indoor and outdoor spaces, enhancing the desert experience.
    4:58: The house was air conditioned, a luxury feature at the time, ensuring year-round comfort for Sinatra and his guests.
    5:04: The kitchen at Twin Palms showcased mid-century modern design with cutting-edge appliances and sleek cabinetry.
    5:50: The bathrooms featured minimalist decor with neutral color palettes, embodying the era's design trends.
    6:14: The swimming pool served as a centerpiece for outdoor gatherings, offering a cool and inviting space for relaxation and socializing.
    6:52: 🏡 Frank Sinatra's iconic Palm Springs residence, Twin Palms, witnessed turbulent moments in his life and relationships.
    6:52: The pool's design evolved to resemble a grand piano, creating a unique feature.
    7:37: The house was designed for entertaining with seamless indoor-outdoor living spaces.
    9:49: Mid-century modern lighting and design elements added warmth and versatility to the space.
    10:35: Twin Palms served as the backdrop for turbulent moments in Sinatra's personal life.
    10:49: Sinatra's marriage to Nancy ended due to infidelities, leading to Ava Gardner moving in.
    11:16: The intense relationship between Sinatra and Gardner played out within the walls of Twin Palms.
    11:23: Gardner recalled explosive fights, including Sinatra throwing a champagne bottle at her.
    11:36: 🏡 Luxury vacation estate once owned by Frank Sinatra in Palm Springs, now open to the public.
    11:36: Twin Palms served as Sinatra's refuge from public life and Hollywood drama.
    12:32: Palm Springs became a celebrity retreat due to the 2-hour rule imposed by Hollywood Studios.
    13:12: The area saw a rise in architectural innovation with mid-century modern design.
    13:51: Twin Palms' design was immortalized in photographs by Julia Shulman.
    13:58: The property changed hands multiple times, with the house falling into disrepair at one point.
    14:37: In 2010, Twin Palms was listed for sale at 3.25 million and is now a luxury vacation estate.
    14:55: Visitors can now stay at Frank Sinatra's former Palm Springs home for a luxurious experience.
    15:24: 🏡 Exploring a luxurious Palm Springs rental venue and discussing its design, potential as a second home, and supporting animal adoption.
    15:24: Discussing the appeal of Twin Palms as a second home for relaxation and escape.
    15:30: Noting the modern design of Twin Palms, lacking warmth compared to other styles.
    16:23: Encouraging kindness towards animals and adoption from local shelters.
    Recapped th-cam.com/video/AtekYXGen4M/w-d-xo.html using Tammy AI

    • @CreakyCricket
      @CreakyCricket 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Architect are hired to commission a structure.

  • @JoseMartinez-og2hy
    @JoseMartinez-og2hy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hanky-thanky for the upload.

    • @jobskinner833
      @jobskinner833 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Okelly dokelly neighbor 😂

  • @snakeplisskin8696
    @snakeplisskin8696 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    LOVE this crib.

  • @johnkaufman5474
    @johnkaufman5474 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You said something "wasn't cool." Well, if The Chairman did it, whatever it was, it became instantly "cool." "It's Frank's world," said Dean Martin "and we're just livin' in it."

  • @florapost
    @florapost 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great video. Very interesting.

  • @user-ZenaB1212
    @user-ZenaB1212 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I've always been a fan of Frank Sinatra! We shared the same birthday! December 12th! 😊

  • @Lisa...L
    @Lisa...L 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video!!

  • @jdyas55
    @jdyas55 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Love your narration. You have a little Steve Van Zant in your voice

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Finally! Someone didn't say Matthew Broderick. :)

    • @pjesf
      @pjesf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@StrangeHistoryXI agree with Van Zant and am thankful you’re not using an AI voice 👏🏻

    • @arwyn1025
      @arwyn1025 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@StrangeHistoryXDefinitely, you do sound more like Matthew Broderick. Lol!

  • @esliet
    @esliet 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I had no idea it no longer is privately owned. Beautiful place with so much history

  • @janloftness
    @janloftness 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Cool! Thanks for the video. I enjoy or take on things.

  • @pjesf
    @pjesf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    He would REALLY have needed the a/c with that 2-story Georgian. I can’t even imagine how hot that upper floor would get

  • @jasonhunt007
    @jasonhunt007 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Legend has it that when Frank and company were partying, the skull and crossbones flag would be flying.

  • @gayefontoura3292
    @gayefontoura3292 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Frank Lloyd Wright vibes.

  • @RedLeo-pf9yo
    @RedLeo-pf9yo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love this house, I might make a duplicate of it in San Antonio, Texas !!!!!

  • @myphonyaccount
    @myphonyaccount หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Damned Don't Cry 1950 with Joan Crawford was amazing.

  • @awakeningalchemy5744
    @awakeningalchemy5744 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Fascinating video as always. You know, even though Frank Sinatra commissioned it, I think it was the home of the people who lived in it for 43 years. I would love to hear their story.

  • @pjesf
    @pjesf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    “Hanky panky” is so my mother 👍🏻😂

    • @jobskinner833
      @jobskinner833 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your origin revealed

  • @stevefowler2112
    @stevefowler2112 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    a VERY cool pad!!!

  • @IamSnowbird
    @IamSnowbird 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Hanky panky is the perfect description of what went on there.

  • @jilltagmorris
    @jilltagmorris 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This was great. I am a fan of using hankie pankie. 😅😂❤

  • @geofflondon
    @geofflondon หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nearly every photo of the house in this video is post-2010, taken by the agencies responsible for renting it out. Even the black and white photos are current. There are about three film stills, and the Getty Images color shot (1951) of women at the pool which are vintage, but that's it.
    There are clear "tells" for current versus vintage photos. The famous palms in the 1950s had low greenery planted around their base, but now stand on their own with the trucks bare, for example.

  • @automatedelectronics6062
    @automatedelectronics6062 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Home recording studio????????????? There's nothing there to record on or with. It's hard to record on a record changer or a commercial turntable. In Frank's L.A. home, he had a built-in 3-track R2R tape recorder. That he could do some recording with.

  • @lorim667
    @lorim667 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yikes! I can’t imagine a Georgian style home in the middle of the desert. 😮 I agree this and Bob Hope’s home would make wonderful retreats. Everyday live maybe a bit austere.

  • @Nicksonian
    @Nicksonian 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Being of mid-century vintage myself, I find this house fabulous. It’s not Wright, but it is damn cool!

  • @MrWonderful77
    @MrWonderful77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I say hankie pankie all the time 😂

  • @tmoore1144
    @tmoore1144 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You are correct. It is just uncouth to move the girlfriend into the wife's home. Especially when there was an overlap.

  • @jobskinner833
    @jobskinner833 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don't say hankey pankey. But I'm on board with it being said.

  • @mikemiller659
    @mikemiller659 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Tjhe piano has a 8track player

    • @geofflondon
      @geofflondon หลายเดือนก่อน

      No 8-track. The piano is a Yamaha Disklavier, digital player-piano. It's modern tech.

  • @robkamman4578
    @robkamman4578 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Why pink Bathrooms?

  • @jilltagmorris
    @jilltagmorris 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    ❤🎉😊

  • @RedLeo-pf9yo
    @RedLeo-pf9yo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Can it be a mansion if it’s only one story?

  • @master-kq3nw
    @master-kq3nw 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    👍

  • @Lola-AreaCode212
    @Lola-AreaCode212 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Damned Don't Cry

  • @jeffreywindham7847
    @jeffreywindham7847 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've been there more than once road the tram. But look at if dirt rocks and crowded. JFK said no after Siatra prepped for him. Believed ah say ties S had John was told make it quick. I'll swaap for my pad in. SIERRA Foothills 2300

  • @Bob-v8b3i
    @Bob-v8b3i 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well the Franksta was a Gangsta.

  • @abmelvic5066
    @abmelvic5066 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Flat TVs did not exist back then. so the tv on the wall should have not been there at his time

    • @geofflondon
      @geofflondon หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're right, nearly every photo of the house in this video is post-2010, taken by the agencies responsible for renting it out. Even the black and white photos are current. There are about three film stills, and the Getty Images color shot (1951) of women at the pool which are vintage, but that's it.

  • @susanpfeil8643
    @susanpfeil8643 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "George in" not Georgey in.

  • @hawlikd
    @hawlikd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    $1 million in 1946?

  • @rodeleon2875
    @rodeleon2875 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    most of those houses look like motels

  • @margarethatobing4532
    @margarethatobing4532 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why need a big house not interested at all just for show 😢

  • @lifeintune7851
    @lifeintune7851 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love hanky panky

  • @kahanasam
    @kahanasam 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Owned now by Jim Pattison a Billionaire from Vancouver.

  • @n2music174
    @n2music174 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Frank Notsohotra

  • @RickTraficanti-di4yi
    @RickTraficanti-di4yi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Tommy James and the shondells 1963 my baby does the hanky panky

  • @westlywest1140
    @westlywest1140 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why in the hell would you want to spend 4 grand for one night

  • @knowyourbassplayer
    @knowyourbassplayer หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hanky panky....

  • @carlob95
    @carlob95 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I would have prefer the colonial mansion.

  • @Climate_Hoax2024
    @Climate_Hoax2024 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This video would have been 10 times better if you had avoided trying to be cute and funny. No one watches anything like this to listen to a really bad comic.

    • @sg-yq8pm
      @sg-yq8pm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh eff off you depressing fool and dump your pathetic negativity somewhere else.

  • @Rono-ry6fm
    @Rono-ry6fm 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Never cared for his acting very over rated.

    • @geofflondon
      @geofflondon หลายเดือนก่อน

      Check out the film The Joker is Wild, if you can find it. Compelling story. Frank's acting is good.

  • @paulh1745
    @paulh1745 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You are not nearly as funny as you think you are!

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      "If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything." - Marilyn Monroe. Guess what? I know for a fact she was right, so some people disagree with you. Just sayin'.

    • @florapost
      @florapost 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@StrangeHistoryX I think you are funny! 😃

    • @tonil.476
      @tonil.476 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@florapost
      Me too.

    • @tonil.476
      @tonil.476 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@florapost Grumpy.

    • @awakeningalchemy5744
      @awakeningalchemy5744 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think he is.

  • @RedLeo-pf9yo
    @RedLeo-pf9yo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can it be a mansion if it’s only one story?