Inside Frank Sinatra’s Iconic House in Palm Springs (House Tour)

[@TheLocalProject]

We hope you enjoyed Frank Sinatra’s House ‘Twin Palms’ by E. Stewart Williams. Twin Palms is a part of our North America Series and for more of the latest and greatest in architecture, interior design and house tours, make sure to subscribe to our tri-annual hardcopy print publication - thelocalproject.com.au/subscribe

[@Lucky..B]

I heard Frank passed away in his House and His spirt is still In His House . And He lets it known ?;

[@kardinalcareokekylexy5738]

So no tour, just a man who did very little to develop the property rambling on like this a junior high school class! absolutely pedantic and pathetic production, it's just b-roll and sweeping shots and cheap drone work! hope you paid!

[@edchosin]

I love the cinema side of this video! Amazing architecture and beautiful combination!

[@megbreezy7543]

This is like a gift for me today now living in Flagler Beach Florida. I cannot wait to revisit the magnificent Palm Springs, Palm Desert Rancho Mirage , La Quinta, Indio Cathedral city Desert Hot Springs, etc!

[@TheLocalProject]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@pkplayz7711]

He is one of my favourite singer! Songs like my way just touches my heart! By the way great cinematography! ❤

[@panayottomov4791]

So happy to see you guys doing stuff here in Palm Springs

[@TheLocalProject]

Happy to be here! 🙂

[@hectorfalcon]

This channel is getting better and better every week, great job guys. I will like to see more of Miami.

[@TheLocalProject]

More to come!

[@ANGELAVITULLI]

This house is my favorite of all Mr. Sinatra's homes 🏡 It is totally constructed in good taste and proportion. Yet the home gives that feeling of warmth without loosing anything. ❤

[@franksliwa362]

Back then the architecture was astounding! Simple elegance!

[@MFH_Publishers]

Definition of simplicity and beauty. ❤

[@thedivineenergy]

*This house is alive and is definitely pleasing to the eye. And, whoever shot and edited this masterpiece should know how spectacular it truly is. The way you made an art composition even more beautiful. Bravo! Chef's Kiss! 😃🥰🤗*

[@joepeach997]

Loved every minute of this. To have been part of Frank’s life here would have been…. well, you know, a dream.

[@megbreezy7543]

Might I suggest that throughout this video you had played some of Frankie’s greatest tunes? Crazy mad for Frank Sinatra all my life never knew he love the desert like I love it too.. he and I share the love of being New Jersey ites!! Thank you for this marvelous invitation to twin Palms. I know the desert inside out and love it to this very day.

[@tommoncrieff1154]

The clearance costs would likely be prohibitive.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Copyright strikes. This music more than suits the video. It has a relaxing, sophisticated feel.

[@Josh-kz4ws]

Been waiting for this channel to come to america for a looooong time. Looking forward to more

[@william_at]

A plus: the wonderful house is in an impeccable neighborhood whose streets do not have those horrendous electrical cables in the air that pollute so much visually

[@axe2grind244]

Visual pollution…..wow listen to yourself. Seek professional help sir.

[@jondutton39]

A true blast from the past. Keep it original, even if that means custom hardware that looks obsolete.

[@kendallevans4079]

YES! Like those bathroom sinks and faucets...wonderful!

[@guillaumeschirra7699]

Thank you so much for this video. I am a big fan of Palm Springs’ architecture.

[@3395Sam]

best video edit & sound by LOCAL PROJECT so far

[@tom4wlt]

I've been inside this property during Modernism Week. This iconic house is as impressive in person as it is in photographs.

[@desertmounting]

"A meditation on the diagonal" Well said! Thank you for providing these cool case studies. Sometimes its difficult to articulate the desert mid-century motif to people that haven't been exposed to it yet, and the narrator did it so well. What better example than Twin Palms.

[@TheLocalProject]

We're glad you enjoyed this project 🙌

[@brycewilson1909]

thanks for the upload!

[@TheLocalProject]

Our pleasure!

[@tvlabstudios]

Excellent work guys. Great interview. Great footage. Great editing :)

[@TheLocalProject]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nickcarter5569]

Love this one. Love the last line he says 😌✊ so true

[@PareWorks]

Cheer Squad Film Co always knocks it out the park!

[@MonAguiee92]

I live in Palm Springs I love driving by all these iconic homes in the desert 🏜️ To know these famous ppl can go anywhere they’d want n they came down here to our desert👌🖤

[@nikkilogan7726]

I love the Twin Palms home! Its giving luxury yet privacy in a modern way. Just love Frank Sinatra's home! Thanks Local Project 😎

[@jayumble8390]

Fantastic and I mean fantastic video on MCM!! Thanks for this!

[@AlphaCrucis]

Nice music. Fit the comfortable feeling of the video. What is it called?

[@RyanJohnsonD]

So well written.

[@lizarosa156]

Beautiful classyatomic era style. It’s so well designed and elegant hill vibes. desert mountains backdrop. It reminds me of somewhat Danish. Like iKEA in the 1970s.Frank was very charismatic personable and American icon.

[@tommoncrieff1154]

I was lucky enough to meet E Stewart Williams towards the end of his very long life. His Palm Springs homes were being designated ‘historic’ causing him to quip ‘What does that make me?!’ The story goes that Sinatra briefed him expecting maybe an English Georgian style - Palm Springs was still just a tiny village after WW2 - drove off out of town and when he returned Stewart Williams presented him with a radical modern design built around a grand piano-shaped pool. He loved it. It’s a very elegant and liveable house on a double lot, of course, when it was built it was not part of a dense housing estate. As the area was built up and Palm Springs became a bustling city and busy tourist destination, Sinatra upped sticks for his complex in Rancho Mirage.

[@marceloalejandroganon3631]

la forma del piano es la que dirige todo el doseño !!!!!!!!!!!!! amo la arquitectura de los años 1950 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marymccluer1630]

Great commentary! I appreciate the insights.

[@Guajardoiv]

So good!

[@KT-sv6jx]

PERFECTION 👏 BRAVO 👏👏👏👏 Frank Sinatra Had So Much Style. The House Is Everything Relaxation And Party 🌴🌴🌊🏜️🎉 Love This!

[@Cherb123456]

That was fantastic, beautiful place! Tank you!

[@Dog.soldier1950]

By far the most famous use of the house is the Joan Crawford 1950 movie “The damn don’t cry”. Frank allowed use of the exteriors only

[@Aimi-nh6td]

Actually obsessed with this house how unique

[@jrcwwl]

Beautiful! As a commercial photographer, I see so many options. Aside from really exciting architectural photography, this would be an excellent backdrop for fashion photography, environmental portraiture, photography integrating the nostalgic feel that is so prevalent here! This home inspires!!

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

It seems to have great light, but maybe that was done in post.

[@MarioRossi-dc3nh]

Soo beautiful!❤❤❤❤🎉

[@LindaCarol-ig2ri]

The people who bought the house from Sinatra turned it around to move the front door off Alejo, which was becoming a busy thoroughfare. They also installed the now famous walkway by the pool. So, this is not the way the house looked when Sinatra had it.

[@XANTHIA105]

The walkway was there when the house was first constructed ih 1947- there are vintage photos that show this but they did switch the entrance from the back to the front.

[@ISUsammy]

Anyone know anything about the art in the house? Particularly curious about the orange/red/white triangles over the narrator's shoulder and the red/blue/white triangle piece in the hallway around 1:24.

[@XANTHIA105]

The artwork in the house is by Sinatra!

[@gigi.verdad]

Architect here went full 2016 KZbin’s Minecraft modern house tutorial here 💀

[@anotherblonde]

Love the piano shaped pool ! I would not have seen this as the Sinatra home; he seems more eclectic and Gaudi'esque to me

[@sutats]

That's an interesting point about square rooms. Noted.

[@johnheart6890]

Excellent!

[@fisherh9111]

Great explanation! Thanks.

[@BoredPandaNomNom]

I may be wrong, but didn't they shoot in this house for the 1st Fast & Furious? (for the police headquarters lols)

[@stephenmadison3401]

Was Mad Men "The Jet Set:" episode filmed here?

[@americanedokko2782]

JUST. WOW.

[@ZeroTheCloud]

Great video. I would very much enjoyed some Frank Sinatra vocals to connect the video vibe to it’s famous former owner.

[@minnae.1747]

Jeff Mindell did great job with the filming!

[@thedivineenergy]

*Omigoodness, I appreciate you. His eye is absolutely spectacular. 🤤💗*

[@AbDullAHMoHAAmeD]

I love it

[@ducolombi]

Was that house on an episode of Med Men?

[@TheLocalProject]

Yes!

[@chewybunz]

Do you mean Mad Men?

[@robsan9017]

Palm Springs is where we plan to retire. We visit from the Bay Area every year for 10 days and I hate when its time to go home. 😕

[@dirtylaundrymusic]

Love the video! EQ your microphone though!

[@darien33]

Vaya hermosa casa¡¡¡

[@chengkuowolf]

Dude sounds straight up from the English textbook or listen test.

[@anniedavey8371]

Very nice.

[@ricksantana1016]

Does anyone know if the “volcano house” that Bob Hope owned overlooked this neighborhood?

[@tommoncrieff1154]

It’s 3.5 miles away on Southridge, an estate built up on the mountain. The Bob Hope House has wonderful views of the whole valley but the Twin Palms neighbourhood is in the northern half of town and there are many other neighbourhoods in between the two, this would look like a tiny dot in the distance. Bob Hope’s original Palm Springs home was very modest and unremarkable and very close to the Sinatra House.

[@chewybunz]

The Volcano House is located in Newberry Springs. Huell Howser owned it, not Bob Hope.

[@ricksantana1016]

@@chewybunz Who is Huell Bowser?.. Oh! Perhaps you mean “Huell Howser” the TV personality? Right? Well he is gone, passed away in 2013. Besides there is no mention that he owned that particular house at all, perhaps he owned a house in Palm Springs? Who knows?.. Regardless; Bob and Delores Hope did own the odd looking “Volcano House” on south bridge drive in Palm Springs, The house was designed by famed architect “John Lautner” it was finally finished in 1980 much to the dismay of the architect, the Hopes completely altered Lautner’s initial design.. I just found out per your post, that the house is currently owned by an entrepreneur and architecture enthusiast Ron Burkle, He has since 2019 completely renovated and refurbished the house to the initial design that Lautner originally envisioned. Incidentally John Lautner was a student of the infamous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, So there you have it…

[@jimnardo8177]

Looks like he did it his way! 😊

[@lizarosa156]

It’s not gawdy vulgar McMansion but very elegant classy.

[@jamesblank2024]

It's on quite a narrow lot. Was the original property larger, but sold off because of property taxes?

[@chrismonteith88]

We have a house in Galveston designed by him and it is beautiful

[@KJSvitko]

Large roof over hangs are beautiful and protect the doors, windows and siding from rain and moisture damage. Water is the enemy of buildings. Architects and home builders need to bring back large roof over hangs

[@debrawaite7173]

I would love to see this. I love Frank Sinatra

[@EnochLight]

That aquifer below Palm Springs is almost depleted - we have accurate measurements from satellite GPS that even shows the entire topography of Palm Springs has fallen because the aquifer is being drained faster than it can be replenished. Wonder what all those rich folks will do when they run out of water? Still, lovely house and a brilliant piece of history. Too bad the host completely ignored the massive vintage audio machine in his presentation and didn’t say anything about it. WTF?!

[@XANTHIA105]

I did mention it. They cut it in the final edit.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

Not to worry. Rich folks will find a way

[@Гульнара-ш7к]

Масштабный проект

[@starcrib]

Not a favorite: but I get the reason why the general public would like it. To me, it feels more like a motel / hotel- and I think Sinatra would have liked that too. 🗣 👤 🔳🟧🟥🟫 .

[@robertrusso877]

Love the house - didn’t care much for the editing. Too “choppy.”

[@1mgb]

Yup, the editor is overindulgent, can barely get a chance to see the house. Sadly all local project videos are trending this way. More a showcase of editing than a showcase of the house.

[@bugraatlgan4640]

Seems like Beef series house

[@harmbates123]

Today it is a vacation rental..

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

Would have been nice to see the kitchen, bathrooms etc instead of mostly aerial shots.

[@ivanklymenko]

🥰🥰🥰

[@John-ok8ts]

I love the way he kept saying modern and all I could think was it looks really dated.

[@annanirathsi1111]

Too bad we didn't get to see more of the interior.

[@HomeAtLast501]

The way you've edited this video into all these short fragments and ultra-close ups, I can't get a sense for the full house. Too bad, I've seen other vids of Sinatra's house, and it was fantastic.

[@tisenhow]

If walls could talk...

[@mysterioussenorita1053]

Miley Cyrus owns it now. Saw it in her backyard session. Jaded and Wildcard song. Such an amazing property and view

[@sharksport01]

This is much better with the sound turned off.

[@ujjwalkumar7567]

Is this the same house where miley cyrus recorded flowers?

[@tonileenemanick727]

Yes

[@kevinkinney1577]

No!

[@tonileenemanick727]

@@kevinkinney1577 In this instance, Google is your friend. For ten years, Sinatra lived in the house where Miley made the video for “Flowers”.

[@izh3392]

its actually the farralone house by william pereira in chatsworth that the video for flowers was filmed at, not this house in palm springs. sinatra also owned the farralone house.

[@waynereiffenstein7153]

Using her name with Frank, is blasphemy

[@KJSvitko]

Every home and business should install a rain water collection and storage system along with solar panels. Even in areas where rain is infrequent it is crazy to waste the little rain that does fall and waste it. We need to stop planting green lawns and switch to local native plantings around homes. It is crazy to plant lawns and build golf courses in dry desert areas. We waste too much water and electricity. the future is electric. Wind and solar energy along with electric vehicles are the future. Stop using fossil fuels. There is a climate crisis.

[@josephpetrizzojr5340]

Twin palms is just absolutely beautiful frank had great taste in houses, he left twin palms in palm springs California back in the 1950's, if you go into his house into his bathroom there is a huge crack in the sink where ava Gardner threw a champagne bottle at frank SINATRA, he said yrs later that they had a huge argument & she threw that bottle at his head if he didn't move she would have cracked his head open, that Relationship was a crazy one between the both of them Right from the start but they loved each other madly.

[@paranoidhumanoid]

All of the US profiles' architects or homeowners always speak in an effusive, showy, bombastic tone, (yeck...) whereas the Kiwis/Aussies are more muted and humble (and their homes are prettier). Why is that?

[@joepass1883]

Love frank love the house, this guy speaks a language I hardly understand. He’s describing a painting not a home

[@Kievlar]

The channel has been featuring more and more US homes. Prefer homes from AU including the people talking. There’s something about them, the way they tell stories, as well as well as the production that’s lacking with US episodes.

[@lloydtxw]

Then watch those episodes instead

[@mesropmadzharyan6727]

If the walls can’t talk .

[@hypernewlapse]

Was this on Flowers by Miley?

[@FreeYourHand]

the simple life ♾️ 💗😎 👙 🎼

[@impmoviechannel3052]

I've lived around the corner from this house for over twenty years. I have no idea what this guy is talking about or why he's saying these things. The tired house looks cheaply made and in desperate need of a remodel, built in an unremarkable neighborhood. The broken-down house right next door is overgrown with weeds. The "mountain" he refers to is an eye-sore giant pile of brown rocks which reflects the constant heat, which, at the moment is 115 degrees. If you were to swim in the pool, your lungs would burn from the hot air. The house I live in used to belong to a movie star as well, built years prior to the Sinatra house (as was most of the surrounding neighborhood) and it wasn't in open sand dunes -- it was a golf course. No one around here thinks Sinatra's house is anything special, no more than a concrete and tin glorified "shed" with a costly huge pool, a house lacking quality without personality or discernable style, without double-paned windows or insulation (cold in the winter and hot in the summer) with all the charm of an airport terminal. Events thrown there disturb everyone for blocks around especially with a unimpressive impersonator croaking "My Way" off-key at all hours of the night. Parking is a nightmare, as is deliveries/party rentals that clog the street. Iconic? To whom? Infamous? Closer to the truth...

[@lordquas2964]

Its kinda irritating - feels like the commentator flowin over the beat

[@karlhungus5554]

Such wretched "music" that ruins the video.

[@romeropostali520]

The music is a bit much

[@dylbot6218]

Forgot to feature the crack in the master bathroom sink, that happened because Frank was trying to hit his then-wife Mia Farrow in the head with a Champagne bottle. If the internet existed in the 60's, many of our heroes would not be heroes.

[@josephpetrizzojr5340]

Sorry to to tell you it was ava Gardner who threw the bottle at SINATRA they had an argument and she threw the champagne bottle at Frank's head but missed, who ever told you it was Mia farrow told you a lie, the crack was in the sink in his bathroom and it's still there till this day.and he moved out of twin palms back in the late 1950's, Mia farrow was no where around or in the picture at that time, he was still married to ava Gardner at that time.

[@penelopegreene]

High Modernism...

[@cf5914]

Plenty of room to slap a broad is she gets outta line.

[@DarthWaffle.]

Just show the house, don’t care what the architect was “feeling”.

[@sharonhaasbroek7464]

This one didn't appeal to me.

[@TomSnyder-gx5ru]

Am I the only one that thinks Frank Sinatra was overrated?

[@robertcaldwell7571]

The photography is not as good as it should be. The little views do not show the house. Use a wide angle lens so the viewer can actually see the house. This is not a rock and roll video, the use of short cuts does not work in this context.

[@DZ60]

Hmm…this house is somehow completely plain and without any character whatsoever