A.B. Cantu/Pan American Recreation Center

Group of six Latino youth making balsa-wood airplanes from a Comet brand "Air-Age Educational Kit" at the Pan American Recreation Center.

A group of women and one man are seated in a meeting at the Pan American Recreation Center.

Youth dancers at the Pan American Recreation Center

A woman stands with her right arm lifted while a seamstress works on the waistline of her dress. More women are working on sewing machines or sewing by hand. Several women measure and cut fabric in the back.

A group of adults sit around a table and read from "Elementary Reader-English" books during an English lesson at the Pan Am Rec Center.

Three women and a man are getting punch from a table with food and drinks at a party. There is a christmas tree on a table next to them.

Exterior rear of the Pan American Recreation Center at the opening on 2100 East 3rd Street. The ground is not yet seeded and playground equipment is visible behind a fence in the right.

Exterior view of the Pan American Recreation Center. A car is parked in the parking lot near the entrance.

Group portrait of three women and five children. One boy wears a Halloween mask he likely made himself. Another mischevious boy lands a kick to another boy's hip.

A young woman reads a story to five children at the Pan Am Rec Center library. They sit at a circular table with stacks in the background.

Children pet a calf at Hillcrest Farms on a Tiny Tot field trip hosted by Pan American Recreation Center. A boy pets the calf while a young girl feeds the calf a treat. Another boy and girl look on.

Santa Claus visits children at the Pan Am Rec Center Tiny Tot Christmas party. A girl sits on Santa's lap while the rest of the children wait and watch from tables around the room. They wear paper reindeer hats and have candy canes.

Three women sit at a table and crochet. Skeins of yarn, crochet hooks, and patterns lie across the tabletop.

Women sewing by hand and by machine in a room in the old Pan Am Rec Center at 3rd and Comal. Mexican art on the walls. Door is open. Four women stand at a table cutting fabric.

Children paint papier mache elephants at the Pan American Recreation Center at an arts and crafts class. Two elephants sit on the table, nearly done. An open jar of paint and several towels sit on the table top. Two boys and three girls surround the table.

View of the side of the Pan American Recreation Center at 2100 East 3rd Street. Swing sets are behind the building. The previous Pan Am Rec Center existed at 3rd and Comal Streets.

Interior of the basketball court in the gymnasium at the opening of Pan American Recreation Center at 2100 East 3rd Street.

Ten elderly women and three men sit around a table at the Pan American Recreation Center for a United States citizenship class. A double sink and cupboards are in the background.

Five women are in the kitchen at the Pan-American recreation center cooking together. There are buñuelos on the table and each of the women is wearing a corsage.

Five women are in the kitchen at the Pan-American recreation center cooking together. There are buñuelos on the table and each of the women is wearing a corsage.

Children, aged about 10-13 play flag football at the Pan Am Recreation Center. A few boys have jerseys that say "Pan Am Aces" on the front; the rest play in plain clothes.