El Caballo Blanco, Wooroloo
El Caballo Blanco (Spanish for The White Horse) was the name for equine Andalusian theme parks that operated in the south-western Sydney suburb of Catherine Fields between 1972 and 2007; and in the north-eastern Perth suburb of Wooroloo in Western Australia from 1974.
| Location | Wooroloo, Perth, Western Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°48′27″S 116°21′32″E |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Closed | 1995 |
| Theme | Horses |
In 2015, demolition of the remaining buildings and attractions at the Sydney site commenced to make way for a residential development. The Wooroloo site was sold in May 2020 to the Aboriginal Housing Foundation for redevelopment.
References
External links
- Article referencing the park, even though by 2005 when the article was published, El Caballo Blanco had been closed for some time.
- Brief biography of Manolo Mendez, who directed the shows at El Caballo Blanco.
- Article by the Andalusian Horse Association of Australia on the Perth operation
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