Odessa, TX
Odessa, TX | |
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A sunrise over the oil fields outside Odessa, TX. | |
Language(s) Spoken: | English |
Odessa, TX is a city in western Texas, just south of the panhandle, with a population of about one hundred thousand. It is half of the Midland-Odessa metroplex. Odessa is the home of Claire Bennet.
Notable Locations
- An abandoned refinery
- The Bennets' home
- The Bennets' hotel room
- The bridge
- Brody's accident site
- A coffee shop
- The Odessa Sheriff's Department
- Odessa hospital
- Primatech Paper Co.
- The train wreck site
- Union Wells High School
Notable Residents
- Cynthia Acosta (Union Wells High School student)
- The Bennet family (Mr. Bennet, Sandra Bennet, Lyle Bennet, Claire Bennet)
- Brody's next victim
- A cockroach
- Sheriff Davidson
- An emergency room doctor
- Everyday girl
- Tamara Greeer (Union Wells High School student)
- Hank
- Jackie's friend
- Jody Kidd (Union Wells High School student)
- Dr. Beth Lindall
- Lisa
- Lloyd
- A male student
- Principal Marks
- The medical examiner
- Brody Mitchum
- Mr. Muggles
- An Odessa deputy
- The Odessa Fire Chief
- The Odessa mayor (pictured in Jackie's newspaper clipping)
- A paramedic
- Darlene Price (Union Wells High School student)
- Officer Ramsford
- Rufus
- Lori Tremmel
- Bethany Wheelock (Union Wells High School student)
- Jackie Wilcox
- Zach
Notable Visitors
- The Haitian
- Audrey Hanson
- Eden McCain
- Isaac Mendez
- Ando Masahashi
- Hiro Nakamura
- Northeast Brewing Company trucker
- Matt Parkman
- Peter Petrelli
- Nathan Petrelli
- Sylar
- Thompson
- Candice Willmer
About
Odessa was founded in 1881. Although somewhat small, it is home to the only authentic replicas of William Shakespeare's Globe Theater in existence. It hosts plays throughout the year as well as an annual Shakespeare festival. In addition, Odessa'a Presidential Museum is the only one of its kind in the United States totally dedicated to the office of the Presidency, not just one single president. There are also displays about the Presidents of the Republic of Texas.
Notes
- Odessa in Heroes is quite different from real-life. For example, the abandoned refinery where Claire Bennet talks to the Haitian about Zach's memory being erased shows plateaus in the distance which is quite different from the actual area. Similarly, while all the homes in the Bennets' neighborhood have lush green lawns, such lawns are almost impossible to obtain without having a huge water bill due to the constant drought and extreme heat.
Trivia
- Odessa is home to Permian High School, focus of the movie Friday Night Lights, which was originally set in Odessa, too. Friday Night Lights, which has been adapted as an NBC series and premiered as part of the fall 2006 schedule alongside Heroes.
- Odessa is about 30 miles away from Kermit (where Claire's birth-mom is), and about 15-20 miles away from Midland (where Charlie lived, and where Hiro, Ando, Peter, Sylar, and Isaac visited)
- Odessa was once home to Stephanie Weir of Mad TV fame.
- Odessa has one of the only authentic replicas of William Shakespeare's Globe Theater in existence. It hosts plays throughout the year as well as an annual Shakespeare festival.
- Odessa's Presidential Museum is the only one of its kind in the United States totally dedicated to the office of the Presidency, not just one single president. There are also displays about the Presidents of the Republic of Texas.
- Odessa is a city located in and the county seat of Ector County.
- Odessa is located at 31°51′48″N, 102°21′56″W.
Gallery
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Mr. Bennet arrives at the Primatech Paper Co.
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Students talk outside Union Wells High School.
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A train derails in Odessa, TX.
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The eclipse is visible in Odessa.
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Virginia Gray has a snow globe from Odessa in her apartment.
See Also
- For other uses of Odessa, see Odessa (disambig).