Jackie Proctor
Mount Davidson's resident historian and longtime local resident who provides historical background and eyewitness context about the cross and park.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 16min
The Towering Cross in the Middle of San Francisco
Jackie Proctor, Mount Davidson’s resident historian and longtime local, offers eyewitness history of the hill and cross. Suzy Racho, field reporter, brings on-site reporting and interviews. They trace the cross’s 1920s origins, its 1930s concrete construction and presidential lighting, legal battles over church-state issues, the 1990s controversy and eventual sale, and ongoing lighting traditions.
