A lot of changes have been made to the 10-acre space in recent years under a $36.5-million renovation program. But a mainstay for the past 60 years is staying put.
Plans to reopen Costa Mesa’s Lions Park — referred to as “Airplane Park” by generations of locals but officially named for the beloved Harbor Mesa Lions Club fish fries held there — are taking wing in advance of an unveiling this summer.
Contractors work on installing the rubber flooring for a new playground at Costa Mesa’s Lions Park on Friday.The jet was purchased decades ago for the bargain price of $1 by Ted Tanner, a local and retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel who served in the South Pacific during World War II. It has since been coated with layers of concrete for safety purposes.
“I grew up in Irvine and would get to play on this if I was a good boy at the beach,” he said. “Everybody knows this plane.” About five years has gone by since the concreted aircraft was last touched up. Early iterations of its paint job had been randomly applied , but more recently attention has been paid to sticking with historically accurate markings and tones.
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