Active Seniors
- Commander's House
- Gill Community Center
- Granados Adult and Senior Center
- Lion's Field Adult & Senior Citizens Center
Granados Adult and Senior Center
| Address: | 500 Freiling 78213 |
| Phone: | 210-207-3285 |
| Hours: | Monday & Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
| Fee: | $5 annual fee for participants 60 and over; $10 for participants 18 to 59 |
| Center Director: | Nancy Durham |
| Newsletter: | Granados Gazette Newsletter  PDF 188 kb
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Information
Join in the fun at Virginia Marie Granados Adult and Senior Center. Seniors are invited to stop by and take advantage of the many recreational, educational and social programs. With a focus on healthy lifestyles, both physical and mental, a variety of classes are offered to achieve your personal goals. A weight room with cardio and strength training equipment is available.
Programs and Activities
This center offers an assortment of great programs and activities:
- Stretch and Flex
- Total body toning
- Cards
- Scrabble
- Line Dancing
- Zumba Fitness
- Bridge
- Stitch and Chat
- Computer classes
- Oil and acrylic painting
- Field trips
- Scrap booking
- Holiday celebrations
- Book Club
- blood Pressure and Blood Sugar checks
- Fitness Room
- Relaxation Workshops
- arts and crafts
- Weight Loss Support Group
2013 Events - A sneak peek (Check back for more information):
4th Annual Chili Cook-Off
Friday, January 25 at 1:30 p.m.
Senior Games Scrabble Tournament at Granados
Wednesday, April 10 at 1 p.m.
Pre-registration required.
4th Annual Senior Outdoor Fest
Wednesday, May 22 from 10 a.m. – Noon
End of Summer Luau Potluck
Friday, August 16 at Noon
Halloween Potluck
Thursday, October 31 at Noon
5th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast
Thursday, November 7th at 9 a.m.
Park History
The property for the Virginia Marie Granados Community Center and Park was donated to the City of San Antonio by the Granados family in 2003. The center is named in memory of Virginia Marie Granados. A native San Antonian, Mrs. Granados lived just one mile north of the center and park. She passed away in 1990. Her youngest son Mark purchased the property in 2000 and donated the home formerly owned by the Gillespie family and the surrounding five-acre property to the City of San Antonio.
Mrs. Granados began her career as a San Antonio Police Officer, but after starting a family, transitioned into the field of education. She served as a secretary for Whittier Middle School, Lee High School and the San Antonio Independent School District’s Central Office. Her husband Mariano, a retired U.S. Marshal, passed away in September 2012. They are survived by sons Michael, Steven and Mark, and six grandchildren.
In 2008, the Parks and Recreation Department, along with District 1 City Councilwoman Mary Alice Cisneros, celebrated the groundbreaking for the renovation of the existing home as an adult and senior citizen activity center.
This project consisted of the rehabilitation of an existing structure on the park property for use as an adult and senior activity center with associated site improvements to include a park entry driveway, parking and connecting sidewalks. The renovations included a meeting/multi-purpose room, food preparation area, classrooms, small meeting/activity room, exercise room, accessible restrooms, and staff offices/reception area.
The project, funded with $1,465,346 in Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 108 Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and 2007 reprogrammed CDBG, was completed in January 2009 and the center opened for business.