Hollywood Cross Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History and Reverence Illuminate a Hilltop Icon. LA Times. 27 March 2017. 8 April 2017.