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South Yarmouth, Massachusetts: Shark in a Wall (Gone)

Grinning shark stuck out of the wall of a gift shop. "Jaws" supposedly chewed up tourists near here.

Pirate's Cove

Directions:
Pirate's Cove. On the north side of Hwy 28/Main St. just east of the bridge across the tiny Parkers River.
Status:
Gone

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Shark in a Wall

As of April 2021, the shark is gone.

[Frank, 04/24/2021]

Shark in wall.

Shark in a Wall

There are two large, grinning sharks coming out of the side of the Pirate's Cove Gift Shop.

[Ken Balcom, 07/02/2002]

We've received a few other reports of what is rapidly shaping up as the "Ol' Shark Crashed Through the Wall" gimmick. Let's limit future submissions to truly giant sharks, or at least ones eating tourists.


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