Hollywood Cross | |
Location: | 2580 Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, California |
Coordinates: | 34.1134°N -118.334°W |
Built: | 1923 |
Governing Body: | Private |
Designation1: | Los Angeles |
Designation1 Date: | 1995 |
Designation1 Number: | 617 |
The Hollywood Cross (also known as the Hollywood Pilgrimage Memorial Monument) is a 32-foot high, steel cross and historic-cultural monument (#617) in Hollywood, California. Located just above the Ford Amphitheatre and overlooking the Cahuenga Pass, Hollywood Freeway and Hollywood Bowl, it was originally erected as a memorial for Christine Wetherill Stevenson and is now owned by The Church on the Way in Van Nuys.[1]
In the early 1980s the cross fell into disrepair. Conquest GBC, Inc. led by general contractor Jim Korkunis rebuilt the monument in 1993. A Sikorsky helicopter was rented for a total of $4,500 and took about an hour to place. Today the cross still stands strong and sturdy.