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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 ...
The original three major stores at Parkdale Plaza were JCPenney, Whites Stores, and H-E-B. Other major tenants included Western Auto, Piccadilly Cafeterias, Larry Robinson (a Corpus Christi photography studio), and the Toy House, as well as Neisner's five and dime. When H-E-B moved, Texas Gold Stamp center also owned by H-E-B took its place as ...
The mall's escalators were shut down, leaving only a few elevators and staircases to help people to the second floor. The upstairs food court had been reduced to one open restaurant. Among the major attractions that remained were Burlington, arcade, mini-golf, two gyms, and bridal stores. At Christmas time, Santa came to the mall's center.
Wallbangers relocated to Corpus Christi's Southside in April 2023 after being at the Carmel Village shopping center for 39 years. Owner Joe Gaitan told the Caller-Times in 2022 that it was "time ...
Luby’s offers holiday feasts for pickup at 5730 Saratoga Blvd. Choose from turkey or ham with sides, dessert and dinner rolls. ... U&I Restaurant, at 309 S. Water St., offers Thanksgiving ...
In 1986, Brad Lomax, creator of Water Street Market, opened Otra Vez, a Mexican restaurant, in downtown Corpus Christi. Unfortunately, the city was not ready for it and it shut down nine months later.
Here is the Caller-Times' guide to some Corpus Christi restaurants that will be open this holiday: Alamo Drafthouse: 7601 S. Staple St. — Showtimes start around 3 p.m. Applebee's Grill + Bar ...
However, the basket tacos as they are known today have their origin in the 1950s in the town of San Vicente Xiloxochitla, 10 km southwest of Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl, known as la cuna (the cradle) or la capital (the capital) del taco de canasta. [6] [7] Originally, tacos sudados were a dish that was consumed after a day's work in the fields. [8]