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Local Hero

One Shell Plaza

Houston · United States  ·  Knox Oil headquarters

Local Hero filmed at One Shell Plaza, Houston. This Houston office tower stands in for the Texas headquarters of the oil company. On screen it's Knox Oil headquarters.

Where to go

29.759149, -95.367665

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Local Hero (1983)
On screen
Knox Oil headquarters
In real life
One Shell Plaza, Houston
Can you visit?
Exterior only
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Local Hero film at One Shell Plaza?
At 29.759149, -95.367665 in Houston. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit One Shell Plaza?
Exterior only.
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