Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Episode 84: Blackie the Wonder Horse

Outside Lands Podcast Episode 84: Blackie the Wonder Horse

A horse that swam the Golden Gate? Like a lot of San Franciscans, Blackie the Wonder Horse, from the Ocean Beach roadhouse Roberts-at-the-Beach, may have retired in Marin County.

Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast - Aug 16, 2014

Outside Lands Podcast Episode 84: Blackie the Wonder Horse

^(above) Blackie Swimming the Golden Gate postcard, Oct 1, 1938

Colorized postcard image of Blackie the horse swimming the Golden Gate, 1938.

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(above) Blackie Swimming the Golden Gate postcard, Oct 1, 1938

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^(above) Blackie Swimming the Golden Gate postcard, Oct 1, 1938