Hollywood in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Hollywood Cross

Hollywood Pilgrimage Memorial Monument

Hollywood Cross Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker

1. Hollywood Cross Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of Christine Witherall Stevenson. Erected 1923. Declared 1995, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 617, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department.

Erected 1995 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 617.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 34° 6.81′ N, 118° 20.036′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. It can be reached from the intersection of Cahuenga Boulevard East and Cahuenga Terrace, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2580 Cahuenga Blvd E, Los Angeles CA 90068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western

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Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Muse of Music (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Honorable Edmund D. Edelman (approx. ¼ mile away); Cahuenga Pass Treasure (approx. 0.3 miles away); The View at the Hollywood Bowl (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lasky-DeMille Barn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hollywood Reservoir (approx. 0.4 miles away); Whitley Heights (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hollywood’s First Major Film Company Studio (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding The Hollywood Cross. The Pilgrimage Cross, known today as the Hollywood Cross, is a 32-foot high steel cross located just above the Ford Amphitheater and overlooking the Cahuenga Pass, the Hollywood Freeway, and the Hollywood Bowl. It was originally erected as a memorial for Christine Wetherill Stevenson, who established the Pilgrimage Theatre, now known as the Ford Amphitheatre.
In the early 1980s the cross fell into disrepair.

Hollywood Cross image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 27, 2023

2. Hollywood Cross

It was rebuilt in 1993. The city donated the cross to The Church on the Way in Van Nuys.

Trail to the Cross image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 27, 2023

3. Trail to the Cross

The trail is steep, uneven, unmarked, and not officially open to the public.

Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker

4. Dedication Plaque

“Great Hollywood Cross dedicated to Jane Boeckmann. - High Adventure Ministries, December 25, 1998.”

Maintained by the Gifts of Churches image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 27, 2023

5. Maintained by the Gifts of Churches

Above the Hollywood Freeway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker

6. Above the Hollywood Freeway

Hollywood Cross & Sign image. Click for full size.

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7. Hollywood Cross & Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,976 times since then and 177 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4, 5. submitted on September 3, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 6, 7. submitted on August 6, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.