Hoboken · New York · Hollywood · Palm Springs · Las Vegas · 1915–1998
A clean napkin. Set a glass down for each stop of the evening.
A star in a Hoboken pavement, a queue round Times Square, a round tower on Vine Street, a marquee on the Strip and a flag over a pool in Palm Springs.
Hoboken, New Jersey
Born12 December 1915
Sinatra Park on the Hudson, Hoboken, 2012. Alec Perkins · CC BY 2.0
415 Monroe Street
A plaque marks the former building at 415 Monroe Street where Sinatra was born in 1915. A star honouring him is set in the pavement beside it.
In 1947 people in Hoboken pelted him with tomatoes during a parade; the town made its peace with him later.
A plaque by the door and a star in the pavement: see them from the street. The building is a private home.
Sinatra Drive · December 2021
Carolyn D. Palmer’s bronze, over six feet tall, shows him in a three-piece suit, leaning on a lamp post with his hat tipped to one side. His daughter Tina sent one of his rings to the sculptor, so the statue wears his pinky ring.
In 1979 Hoboken renamed River Road as Sinatra Drive; the waterfront park was named after him in 1998. It was unveiled in December 2021, on what would have been his 106th birthday, and paid for with $100,000 in private donations.
An open riverside park on Sinatra Drive, with Manhattan across the water: free.
1301 Hudson Street
The museum at 1301 Hudson Street keeps Sinatra, the Voice, among its historic highlights. In his centenary year, 2015, its Sinatra exhibit brought a 300 per cent jump in visitors; it told his story through media displays and handed out maps of the town’s Sinatra sites.
1301 Hudson Street, Hoboken · $5 · Tue–Thu 2–7pm, Fri 1–5pm, Sat–Sun noon–5pm
The town’s museum on Hudson Street, with Sinatra among its historic highlights. A short walk from Sinatra Drive.
Plan a visitTimes Square · 1942 and 1944
On 30 December 1942 Sinatra played his first solo show at the Paramount, to some 5,000 fans. Two years later the line went round the block. Every dot below is a thousand fans: add them until Broadway is full.
The pavement on Broadway is empty. Join the line.
In October 1944 more than 30,000 bobby-soxers swarmed the theatre; when thousands were turned away from the sold-out shows, the Columbus Day Riot broke out.
The Paramount Theatre opened in November 1926 and closed in February 1966; the building became a New York City landmark in 1988. Today it is an office building, with shops and a Hard Rock Cafe at street level.
The arch and marquee are on Broadway at 43rd Street. The theatre is gone; the ground floor is shops and a restaurant.
8 April 1974 · 57th Street
On 8 April 1974 Sinatra sang a benefit for Variety Clubs International at Carnegie Hall; Warner Bros recorded the concert.
A working concert hall: see a concert, or check carnegiehall.org for tours.
Hollywood · February 1956
Capitol Studios opened in early 1956 at 1750 Vine Street, in a 13-storey tower shaped like a stack of LPs.
Sinatra was the first artist to record there: in February 1956 he conducted a 60-piece orchestra for an instrumental album, and he first sang there on 8 March 1956.
Between 1956 and 1961 he made A Swingin’ Affair, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice ’n’ Easy in Studio A, a 2,700-square-foot room big enough to sing with the orchestra. His last Capitol session was in September 1961, for Point of No Return.
A working studio, not open to the public: see the tower from Vine Street.
Palm Springs · 1947
He hoisted a flag on a pole between the two palms to tell his Movie Colony neighbours that cocktails were on. Drag the flag up the pole between the palms, or use the halyard below. The sun goes down as it climbs.
The flag is at the foot of the pole. Haul it up.
No flag, no cocktails
Sinatra commissioned E. Stewart Williams to design the house after he earned his first million dollars, in 1947. It has four bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a piano-shaped pool, and is named for the two palms beside the pool.
It was his main home from 1948 to 1957; a dent in the master bathroom sink is said to come from a champagne bottle and a row with Ava Gardner.
His recording studio is still in place, though no longer connected.
Book it for a stay, an event or a private tour through the estate; otherwise see it from East Alejo Road and respect the neighbours.
Movie Colony, Palm Springs · Rates on request · 888 451 0156
Sleep in his house: four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, the piano-shaped pool and the pole between the palms. The estate also takes weddings, events and private tours.
Ask about a stay
Las Vegas · the Strip
The Sands, the Copa Room, Caesars Palace and what stands on the Sands now. Pick a year and the letters go up.
On the marquee, 1959: the sands, frank sinatra, joey bishop.
1950s–1967 · The Sands (site)
Sinatra played the Sands’ Copa Room at least three times a year, often for two weeks at a time, and became a corporate vice-president of the hotel.
The Venetian stands on most of the site; walk in from the Strip.
The Strip, Las Vegas
The resort built on the site of the Sands, where he played the Copa Room. Pictured: the Venetian from the Strip.
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Crystal Bay · 1960–1968
The state line runs through the building. Pick a side.
Sinatra owned the Cal Neva from 1960 to 1968; the building straddles the California–Nevada line on Lake Tahoe’s north-east shore. He built a helipad above the kitchen, and tunnels let famous guests move about unseen.
The resort opened in 1926 and has been closed since 2013. A $298 million financing package is paying to rebuild it; it is due to reopen in 2027.
Closed for rebuilding and due to reopen in 2027: see it from Stateline Road.
Cathedral City · 14 May 1998
Sinatra died on 14 May 1998 and is buried at Desert Memorial Park, near the entrance in front of the waterfall. His headstone carries the title of one of his songs, The Best Is Yet to Come; fans leave cigarettes, dimes and miniature bottles of whiskey on it.
His friend Jilly Rizzo, his uncle Vincent Mazzola and the composer Jimmy Van Heusen are buried close by.
69-920 Ramon Road, Cathedral City. The grave is near the entrance, in front of the waterfall.
The star was presented on 15 January 1994; more than 2,000 people came and traffic stopped in the street when he arrived.
Set in the pavement at 123 North Palm Canyon Drive: free.
Flag down. Every place, and how to get there.
9 places you can walk up to, and 3 more to see from the street: the studio, the house and the lodge. Hoboken and Manhattan make one day; Palm Springs is a long weekend; Las Vegas is a night.
Pins mark public places; private homes are named but not pinned.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A plaque by the door and a star in the pavement: see them from the street. The building is a private home.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. An open riverside park on Sinatra Drive, with Manhattan across the water: free.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: building · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Tuesday to Thursday 2–7pm, Friday 1–5pm, weekends noon–5pm. $5; children free.
415 Monroe Street, Hoboken, New Jersey
A plaque marks the former building at 415 Monroe Street where Sinatra was born in 1915.
A plaque by the door and a star in the pavement: see them from the street. The building is a private home.
Sinatra Drive, on the Hudson waterfront, Hoboken
In 1979 Hoboken renamed River Road as Sinatra Drive; the waterfront park was named after him in 1998.
An open riverside park on Sinatra Drive, with Manhattan across the water: free.
1301 Hudson Street, Hoboken
The museum at 1301 Hudson Street keeps Sinatra, the Voice, among its historic highlights.
Tuesday to Thursday 2–7pm, Friday 1–5pm, weekends noon–5pm. $5; children free.
Stay
His own house in Palm Springs, and two hotels on the Strip: one on the Sands site, one where he played from 1968.
Movie Colony, Palm Springs · Rates on request · 888 451 0156
Sleep in his house: four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, the piano-shaped pool and the pole between the palms. The estate also takes weddings, events and private tours.
Ask about a stayThe Strip, Las Vegas
The resort built on the site of the Sands, where he played the Copa Room. Pictured: the Venetian from the Strip.
Check roomsThe Strip, Las Vegas
His Las Vegas stage from 1968. The Circus Maximus has gone, but the fountains and the casino are still there.
Check roomsGo there
The museum in Hoboken, and tours in Palm Springs and Las Vegas.
1301 Hudson Street, Hoboken · $5 · Tue–Thu 2–7pm, Fri 1–5pm, Sat–Sun noon–5pm
The town’s museum on Hudson Street, with Sinatra among its historic highlights. A short walk from Sinatra Drive.
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Original posters from our store, two volumes of James Kaplan, and the Capitol and Sands records.
An original 1960 US one-sheet for the Rat Pack caper, linen-backed, mint.
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Hoboken, the Paramount and the fall and rise to 1954.
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The recordings, session by session.
Find the bookFrank Sinatra · LP, Capitol, 1958
Made in Studio A at the Capitol Tower.
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Find a copyFrank Sinatra · LP, Capitol, 1956
His Capitol LP from the year the tower opened.
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Find a copyFrank Sinatra · 2×LP reissue, Reprise, 2010
The live double album from the Sands, on vinyl again.
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12 of 12 places · 17 of 17 Moments
415 Monroe Street, Hoboken, New Jersey
Francis Albert Sinatra is born in Hoboken.
Hoboken pelts its son with tomatoes at a parade.
Sinatra Drive, on the Hudson waterfront, Hoboken
Hoboken renames River Road as Sinatra Drive.
Hoboken unveils his statue on Sinatra Drive.
1301 Hudson Street, Hoboken
1501 Broadway, New York
His first solo show at the Paramount, to some 5,000 fans.
More than 30,000 bobby-soxers swarm Times Square; the Columbus Day Riot breaks out.
Seventh Avenue at 57th Street, New York
A benefit concert at Carnegie Hall, recorded by Warner Bros.
1750 Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles
He is the first artist to record at Capitol Studios, conducting an orchestra.
Come Fly with Me and Only the Lonely are made in Studio A.
1148 East Alejo Road, Movie Colony, Palm Springs
E. Stewart Williams designs Twin Palms for him in Palm Springs.
123 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
Palm Springs gives him a star; more than 2,000 people come.
69-920 Ramon Road, Cathedral City
Sinatra dies and is buried at Desert Memorial Park.
3355 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas (now the Venetian)
He plays the Sands’ Copa Room at least three times a year.
Howard Hughes buys the Sands and Sinatra’s credit is cut off.
The Sands is demolished to make way for the Venetian.
3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas
He opens at Caesars Palace’s Circus Maximus.
2 Stateline Road, Crystal Bay, Nevada
He owns the Cal Neva, across the state line.
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