For Der Spiegel, photographer Meike Kenn shot a reportage about the Western town Old Texas Town in Berlin-Spandau.
For decades, cowboys and cowgirls gathered here to live out their dream of the Wild West – complete with muzzleloaders, ranger uniforms and cowboy hats. The lease for the site expired on August 31, 2025, making way for the construction of a data center. Despite the threatened closure, the operating association and supporters fought to preserve the site, which has existed since 1968. A petition aimed to help save this unusual piece of Berlin subculture.
Meike Kenn’s photographic reportage follows this unique microcosm between Western nostalgia and big-city reality. 🤠
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