New‐Build Development and the Gentrification of Oklahoma City's Deep Deuce Neighborhood

Figures & data

Figure 1. The location of Deep Deuce in Oklahoma City. Map by Adam A. Payne.

Table 1. Population Change in Deep Deuce by Decade

Census	Total	Pop.	Percent	Percent
Year	Pop.^2	Change	Black	White
1960	1,729	N/A	76%	24%
1970	926	−46.4%	93%	7%
1980	464	−49.8%	91%	9%
1990	78	−83.2%	91%	9%
2000	6	−99.3%	100%	0%
2010	434	+7,133.3%	5%	87%

Population counts prior to 1990 may be somewhat inflated because census tract boundaries covered a slightly larger area.

Figure 2. Number of parcels of land in Deep Deuce sold to external interests, by decade. Source: Registrar of Deeds, Oklahoma County Clerk's Office.

Figure 3. The first new‐build construction in Deep Deuce consisted of brick veneer low‐rise apartments designed to complement existing structures such as the historic property with the sign and metal awning on the far left. Photo by Alyson L. Greiner, 2017.

Figure 4. New upscale apartments in Deep Deuce. Photo by Adam A. Payne, 2015.

Figure 5. Sign advertising the Deep Deuce at Bricktown Apartments and Homes. Photo by Adam A. Payne, 2014.

Figure 6. A view of Deep Deuce from the Finley Bridge. The Aloft Hotel is on the left and Deep Deuce Apartments are on the right. Photo by Alyson L. Greiner, 2017.

Figure 7. Calvary Baptist Church in Deep Deuce houses a local law firm. Photo by Adam A. Payne, 2014.

Figure 8. The bronze sidewalk plaque in Deep Deuce that commemorates James Brooks. Photo by Alyson L. Greiner, 2017.