Famous People
Depression-era celebrity criminals Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker both came from poverty, out of the slum that was West Dallas in the 1920s and 1930s. The rapper The D.O.C. hails from West Dallas. Even though his career started in Los Angeles, he still calls Dallas home. Big Chief whose rap single "My Swag" featured Jim Jones is also from West Dallas. Actress Regina Taylor is from West Dallas.
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