La Palmera, originally Padre Staples Mall, is an indoor and open-air superregional shopping mall located along the shopping corridor of South Padre Island Drive at Staples St. in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. It has over 100 mainline stores and three anchor stores Dillard's, JCPenney, and Macy's (previously Foley's).
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La Palmera during the holiday shopping season of 2020
In October 1968, the city issued its largest building permit for Ennis S. Joslin and Roy Smith to construct a mall on 44 acres of farmland. The mall was originally supposed to be called the Lexington Plaza Mall when it was first designed in 1965 because it was located on Lexington Boulevard, however, the owners changed the name in 1966 when Lexington Blvd was renamed South Padre Island Drive. The mall’s construction was completed in 1969.[2][1] The mall was started by Roy M. Smith and Ennis Joslin. The W.M. Bevly family became part owners two years later. The mall would include a movie theater, food court, carousel, and 3 anchors. Another early tenant was Woolworth.[3]
In 1985, the mall had an expansion with Dillard’s moving to another anchor space with Palais Royal moving in the former space. Foley’s opened in a brand new 3-story anchor space. A parking garage with multiple floors was opened just next to Foley’s. In 1988, a double-decker carousel was added to the mall.[1]
In March 2007, small renovations began in the mall as just a few months later, Trademark Properties was beginning to purchase the mall. In July 2008, Padre Staples Mall was fully acquired by Trademark Property Company and was renamed La Palmera.[1] The new owners completely renovated the mall.[4] In early-February 2009, the carousel was removed from the mall. By July 2010, $50 million renovations were finished with a large food court, an outdoor plaza entrance, a 4,500 gallon fish tank, and a maritime-themed children’s play area.[1]
Anchors and stores
Anchors
Macy'sopened 1985 as Foley's, renamed Macy's in 2006)
One hotel is located just next door to La Palmera. In 2019, a permit was issued to allow construction to start on a 180–room and 4–story Home2 Suites hotel.[5][6] The hotel finally opened in July 2020.[7]
La Palmera offers many community clubs including Wave Walkers and Tide Turners. Wave Walkers allows attendants to get exercise by walking around the mall.[8] Meanwhile, Tide Turners is a club designed for children to enjoy several activities.[9]
References
^ abcdefgAllison Ehrlich (May 8, 2019). "#TBT: Padre Staples Mall wowed Corpus Christi shoppers when it opened in July 1970". caller.com. Corpus Christi Caller Times. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^"Corpus Christi's Padre Staples Mall being sold to institutional investors - San Antonio Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
^"Corpus Christi Online - / City remains 7th-largest restaurant market in state". Caller2.com. 1999-02-09. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
^"LA PALMERA". trademarkproperty.com. Trademark Property. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
^"HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON CORPUS CHRISTI SOUTHEAST". lapalmera.com. La Palmera. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^"New Home 2 Suites by Hilton coming to Corpus Christi's southside". kiitv.com. KIII 3 News. May 8, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^Kathryn Cargo (July 16, 2020). "Home2 Suites by Corpus Christi's La Palmera opens amid COVID-19 pandemic". caller.com. Corpus Christi Caller Times. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^"Wave Walkers - La Palmera". lapalmera.com. La Palmera. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^"Tide Turners - La Palmera". lapalmera.com. La Palmera. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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La Palmera originally Padre Staples Mall is an indoor and open air superregional shopping mall located along the shopping corridor of South Padre Island Drive at Staples St in Corpus Christi Texas United States It has over 100 mainline stores and three anchor stores Dillard s JCPenney and Macy s previously Foley s La Palmera Corpus ChristiLa Palmera during the holiday shopping season of 2020LocationCorpus Christi Texas United StatesCoordinates27 42 40 N 97 22 22 W 27 71115 N 97 37276 W 27 71115 97 37276 Coordinates 27 42 40 N 97 22 22 W 27 71115 N 97 37276 W 27 71115 97 37276Address5488 South Padre Island DriveOpening dateJuly 30 1970DeveloperEnnis Joslin Roy Smith 1 ManagementTrademark Property CompanyOwnerTrademark Property CompanyNo of stores and services100 No of anchor tenants3Total retail floor area986 000 sq ft 91 600 m2 No of floors1 with partial upper level 2 in Dillard s and JCPenney 3 in Macy s Websitelapalmera wbr com Contents 1 Mall history 2 Anchors and stores 2 1 Anchors 3 Lodging and entertainment 4 References 5 External linksMall history EditIn October 1968 the city issued its largest building permit for Ennis S Joslin and Roy Smith to construct a mall on 44 acres of farmland The mall was originally supposed to be called the Lexington Plaza Mall when it was first designed in 1965 because it was located on Lexington Boulevard however the owners changed the name in 1966 when Lexington Blvd was renamed South Padre Island Drive The mall s construction was completed in 1969 2 1 The mall was started by Roy M Smith and Ennis Joslin The W M Bevly family became part owners two years later The mall would include a movie theater food court carousel and 3 anchors Another early tenant was Woolworth 3 La Palmera opened on July 30 1970 as Padre Staples Mall and the largest retail shopping mall in the Corpus Christi Texas area Original stores included Bealls Bill s Shoes Journeys Luby s Cafeteria Orange Julius Texas State Optical and Waldenbooks One of the original restaurants was a Chick fil A the first to open in the state of Texas 1 In 1985 the mall had an expansion with Dillard s moving to another anchor space with Palais Royal moving in the former space Foley s opened in a brand new 3 story anchor space A parking garage with multiple floors was opened just next to Foley s In 1988 a double decker carousel was added to the mall 1 In March 2007 small renovations began in the mall as just a few months later Trademark Properties was beginning to purchase the mall In July 2008 Padre Staples Mall was fully acquired by Trademark Property Company and was renamed La Palmera 1 The new owners completely renovated the mall 4 In early February 2009 the carousel was removed from the mall By July 2010 50 million renovations were finished with a large food court an outdoor plaza entrance a 4 500 gallon fish tank and a maritime themed children s play area 1 Anchors and stores EditAnchors Edit Macy s opened 1985 as Foley s renamed Macy s in 2006 Dillard s opened 1969 JCPenney opened 1969 1 Lodging and entertainment EditOne hotel is located just next door to La Palmera In 2019 a permit was issued to allow construction to start on a 180 room and 4 story Home2 Suites hotel 5 6 The hotel finally opened in July 2020 7 La Palmera offers many community clubs including Wave Walkers and Tide Turners Wave Walkers allows attendants to get exercise by walking around the mall 8 Meanwhile Tide Turners is a club designed for children to enjoy several activities 9 References Edit a b c d e f g Allison Ehrlich May 8 2019 TBT Padre Staples Mall wowed Corpus Christi shoppers when it opened in July 1970 caller com Corpus Christi Caller Times Retrieved December 24 2020 Corpus Christi s Padre Staples Mall being sold to institutional investors San Antonio Business Journal Bizjournals com 2007 12 24 Retrieved 2012 05 28 Corpus Christi Online City remains 7th largest restaurant market in state Caller2 com 1999 02 09 Archived from the original on 2012 07 21 Retrieved 2012 05 28 LA PALMERA trademarkproperty com Trademark Property Retrieved November 29 2020 HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON CORPUS CHRISTI SOUTHEAST lapalmera com La Palmera Retrieved December 24 2020 New Home 2 Suites by Hilton coming to Corpus Christi s southside kiitv com KIII 3 News May 8 2019 Retrieved December 24 2020 Kathryn Cargo July 16 2020 Home2 Suites by Corpus Christi s La Palmera opens amid COVID 19 pandemic caller com Corpus Christi Caller Times Retrieved December 24 2020 Wave Walkers La Palmera lapalmera com La Palmera Retrieved December 24 2020 Tide Turners La Palmera lapalmera com La Palmera Retrieved December 24 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Palmera A Fort Worth company buys padre staples mall Trademark Property Company La Palmera Website This article about a building or structure in Texas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Palmera amp oldid 1120638952, 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