Devil's Back Porch

Devil’s Back Porch was once the nickname for West Dallas, where Trinity Groves and Saint Rocco’s stand today. During the Great Depression, gangsters running from the law in the area used an escape route that ran west on Eagle Ford Road (now Singleton Blvd) and then jutted north towards the City of Irving, up to and over the West Fork of the Trinity River. The area hosted many notorious characters over the years, including Bonnie and Clyde, who grew up nearby. Saint Rocco's has turned it's second-floor space into a Prohibition bar concept called Devil’s Back Porch. The red and black bar is filled with old gangster photos displayed on the walls. The bar staff is outfitted in black vests and newsboy caps to complete the scene.