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Historic site in Los Angeles, California
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
.
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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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