Larsen Park

Carl Larsen Park is a 6.6-acre (2.7 ha) neighborhood park located in the Parkside District on the West Side of San Francisco. It lies west of 19th Avenue, at the intersection with Vicente, and just north of Stern Grove. The park is named for Carlos Larsen, a chicken rancher, who donated the land for the park to the City in 1926. Larsen Park features a baseball diamond, pickleball court, basketball court, playground and indoor pool; the pool, formerly named Larsen Pool, is now named for local swimming instructor Charlie Sava. Larsen Park is also recognizable from the large tree which grows in the center of the park, near the pickleball court (formerly tennis court) and basketball court.

Larsen Park earned the nickname Jet Plane Park by featuring three retired Navy jets from 1959 to 1993, used as play structures by local children, making the park a local landmark clearly visible from busy 19th Avenue. A jet-inspired sculpture, made of concrete, and a climbing structure were added to the playground in November 2015 after petitions and fundraising efforts by local residents, which earned it the nickname (The) Airplane Park.