La Palmera, originally Padre Staples Mall, is an indoor and open-air super-regional shopping mall located along the shopping corridor of South Padre Island Drive at Staples St. in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.

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.

Original stores included Bealls, Bill’s Shoes, Journeys, Luby’s Cafeteria, Orange Julius, Texas State Optical, and Waldenbooks.

In July 2008, Padre Staples Mall was fully acquired by Trademark Property Company and was renamed La Palmera.

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.

[7] La Palmera offers many community clubs including Wave Walkers and Tide Turners.