# Parkdale Plaza

Corpus Christi, TX · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d068e1961c` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/corpus-christi-parkdale-plaza/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d068e1961c.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d068e1961c.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-d068e1961c

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Walmart Supercenter and shopping strip | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1957 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2010 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 2011 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Owner of record | Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust | reported · Wikipedia |
| Public subsidy | tax incentives | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “Though scheduled for completion in 2010, the store was not completed until Fall 2011 and opened on October 26, 2011.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkdale_Plaza
- **status**: “Parkdale Plaza was demolished in 2010.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkdale_Plaza
- **strategy**: “It opened in 1957 and was torn down in 2010 for a redevelopment anchored by a Walmart Supercenter.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkdale_Plaza
- **public_subsidy**: “The City Council approved tax incentives for the prospective redevelopment based on plans to build a new Walmart Supercenter and create a shopping strip to lease out to retailers.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkdale_Plaza
- **demolition_year**: “Parkdale Plaza was demolished in 2010.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

JCPenney, H-E-B, White Stores

## Timeline

- 1954: Plans for the shopping center announced
- 1957: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1957: Mall opened
- 1964: Woolworth opened first Woolco discount department store in Texas
- 1970: JCPenney closed
- 1975: H-E-B closed
- 1994: Decorators Gallery shut down
- 2005: Sold to investor from Austin
- 2009: Vacant areas suffered mild fire
- 2010: Closed (Wikidata)
- 2010: Mall demolished
- 2011: Walmart Supercenter opened

## Deals and debt

- 2005 sale:  an investor from Austin   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkdale_Plaza

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Parkdale Plaza was a shopping mall located in Corpus Christi, Texas. It opened in 1957 and was torn down in 2010 for a redevelopment anchored by a Walmart Supercenter.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkdale_Plaza

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkdale_Plaza

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Parkdale Plaza, Corpus Christi, TX." Record m-d068e1961c, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/corpus-christi-parkdale-plaza/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_corpuschristiparkdaleplaza,
  title = {Parkdale Plaza, Corpus Christi, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/corpus-christi-parkdale-plaza/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d068e1961c, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.