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In 1957, Frank left Twin Palms and traded up to a much larger compound in the town of Rancho Mirage, a 15-minute drive west of downtown Palm Springs. There's a plaque in the driveway to honor him—be careful, because the street is busy and there's not space to pull over. The walled property sits along the 17th fairway of the Tamarisk Country Club. Here, the guest quarters are as large as Twin Palms alone, and the main house is some 8,000 square feet. Each guest bungalow was built with both "his" and "her" bathrooms. In 1995, the compound was purchased by multi-billionaire Jim Pattison, who owns the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! attractions, among other things. He has kept it largely the way Frank had it, including retaining his huge collection of toy trains, but tourists may not enter.