Ashley's Deep Deuce Project

Wow, it seems like we are almost all using Deep Deuce as our sites for our projects! I am also using Deep Deuce, and I have decided to go with the idea of the shadow box-ish thing with a mirror. This might be a little complicated to describe, but the main question that I want to ask is, "Does the current image of Deep Deuce reflect an accurate idea of its rich culture, history, and importance?"

I began my morning today with the History Center at 10 (just in case anybody else showed up since we ended up not getting the predicted ice), which led me back to Deep Deuce for an adventure of my own with random people ranging from those who didn't know and didn't care about Deep Deuce's history to people who told rumors about Deep Deuce in the 1980's--apparently, there were holes in the walls of some buildings where you could stick your arm in with cash, and you would get injected with some sort of drug in return for your money. Anyways, I ended up with great artifacts and stories--it was amazing! But that is why my posts are after 5pm--I promise I was working intensely for the class all day and have not stopped even for lunch (I ate at Deep Deuce Grill, and the waiter could not stop talking about Deep Deuce's history--he even gave me a print-out of a write-up of Deep Deuce's history that they are preparing to include on their menu.).

Okay, so my project: It is going to be a box of sorts, but with a lid that extends upward at an angle with a mirror attached to it somehow (I'm not sure how to do the angle yet for an accurate reflection.) We will see the mirror through a sort-of window-looking covering that I will use to extend the front of the box upward. The front of the box will be the commercialized "Deep Deuce at Bricktown" with photos, pamphlets, etc. that can be easily attached. The mirror will reflect the past of Deep Deuce, which will be portrayed on the inside of the box that cannot be seen from the front. There will be some paper or something on the mirror which blocks certain parts from being reflected accurately from the past that is portrayed inside the box--a cleaned-up past. On the sides of the box, I will include pictures and artifacts of I-235 and the segment of run-down 2nd street that was not "reclaimed and redeemed." The back of the box will include another window where one can look through and see the original of the image that was reflected from the front of the box--inluding the elements of the past that were obscured by the bits of paper or something on the mirror. Seeing run-down 2nd street as well as the original image that had been reflected from the front will kind-of symbolize the way that the new buildings look authentic from the front, but their truth as modern-day apartment complexes is not hidden from the back. It will also show that sometimes you have to look from a new angle than the one easily presented or seen to see the truth of a culture's history.

I would love any feedback or ideas. I really am not sure how to put together my box right now, but that will come. I'd love ideas:)