Tampico is a beautiful tropical city site on the Gulf of Mexico , traversed by canals , dotted with palm Tree , graced with kilometers of undeveloped beach .
It was the first major embrasure in Mexico and was the centre of gas and oil product for tenner , both of which institute in great wealth to the metropolis and led to the construction of the majestic historic centre , with grand European 19th and 20th 100 computer architecture that rivaled New Orleans .
When the fossil oil dried up and was then nationalized , and other ports with deeper waterway were constructed nearby , Tampico ’s economy burst and the historic centre was in large part abandoned . The huge erstwhile office and industrial construction still fend , although many have been give up for decades . The recent narco violence which has transmute Tampico into one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico has not only keep the urban center from renovate its desert past times , it has also led to a novel waving of abandonment , where K of people have fled the city without being capable to sell their homes . Today , almost half of the businesses have closed in the historical center , and some of the most impressive architecture now serves as home to giant trees growing inside the empty structures .

When I went out to shoot betimes in the morning there was almost no one on the street , and at Nox the street were empty , as well . I concentrate my work on the most majestic billet buildings , manufactory and sure-enough houses that were now home to the largest trees , an example of how even the developed , wealthiest cities can be reclaimed by nature in just a few years .
Although I snap the structures as normal computer architecture , the green tree protruding from the roof or window added an extra attribute to the study , discover one potential ( dystopian ) future tense for all architecture .
Kurt Hollanderis a photographer and writer originally from New York City , living in Mexico City since 1989 . He publishes his writing and photographs in the Guardian , Vice and other sensitive , and is the author of Several shipway to Die in Mexico City ( 2012 ) , an autobiography . His website is .

KURT HOLLANDER
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