From K-QED.

When I think of San Francisco stereotypes, I think of hippies and the Summer of Love,

liberal politics, and more recently the tech industry.

One thing that doesn't spring to mind, religion.

But the city is named for St. Francis of Assisi

and has a long tradition of diverse religious practice.

Just look up at Mount Davidson, San Francisco's highest peak.

There's a huge concrete cross up there, and people have been wondering about it.

Hi, Bay Curious, I'm Julia Tholag.

I grew up in and around San Francisco.

My name is Phil Montevo.

I'm a native San Francisco.

I've always noticed the cross and just wondered why it was there, where it came from.

Growing up in the Outer Mission Crocker Amazon, the cross was always in view.

I never understood when it was constructed or even why

it's still up on Mount Davidson. What's the deal with the giant cross on the top of Mount

Davidson? Today on the show, how San Francisco ended up with a cross at its highest point.

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What is the deal with the Mount Davidson Cross?

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