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| Shark Statues |
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| Shark-Man Galveston, TX |
Gianni's Italian Bistro & Bar Galveston, TX |
Shark Attack 5D Theater Galveston, TX |
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This concrete Shark-Man statue was created by Don Canaday. It has been here for many years and withstood Hurricane Ike in 2008. [map]
The sharks at Gianni's Italian Bistro & Bar and Shark Attack 5D Theater are located next door to each other. The Gianni's shark has been there since at least 2007. The building previously housed Island Smoothie and Body Language Tattoo. The Shark Attack shark was built in 2017. [map] |
| Giant Shark Morro Bay, CA |
Giant Shark Pompano Beach, FL |
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This Giant Shark in Morro Bay has been installed on the roof of the Great American Fish Company since at least 2007. [map]
This Giant Shark in Pompano Beach is installed at the Hillsboro Inlet Fishing Center. [map] |
| Great White Shark [gone] Washington, DC |
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| This Great White Shark statue was installed in 2010 front of the National Geographic Society museum. This display was to promote their "Expedition Great White" TV program. The statue is gone now. |
| Palace Beachwear and Gifts Corpus Christi, TX |
Bargain Beachwear North Myrtle Beach, SC |
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Palace Beachwear and Gifts features a giant shark entrance. Most of these souvenir shops only have mouth entrances -- not the entire shark body. [map]
Bargain Beachwear features a giant shark mouth entrance. [map] |
| Jaws Beachworld South Padre Island, TX |
Third Coast Beach Company Corpus Christi, TX |
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The Jaws Beachworld shark has been there since at least 2007. [map]
The Third Coast Beach Company shark has been there since at least 2007 when the store was known as Destination. [map] I believe both of these sharks were created by Bob Duato. |
| Mirage Beachwear Port Aransas, TX |
Destination Beach & Surf Port Aransas, TX |
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The Mirage Beachwear shark head has been here since at least 2006. [map]
The Destination Beach & Surf shark has been here since at least 2007. [map] |
| Souvenir City Gulf Shores, AL |
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| Souvenir City opened in 1956. This shark has been there since at least 2002. [map] |
| Sharkheads Biloxi, MS |
Shark Lakeville, MN |
Shark Grand Island, NE |
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The Sharkheads gift shop opened in 1977 as T-shirt City. In 2000, the store expanded and added a 32-foot-tall shark head entrance. The name was changed to Sharkheads. The building and shark were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In 2012, the store and shark were rebuilt. For more, see this website. [map]
The Shark in Lakeville is located at Hot Sam's Antiques. This photo is from 2012. It has a more realistic paint job in 2009. [map] The Shark in Grand Island is located at the Wave Pizza Company by 2008. The business opened in 2001 and the statue may have been installed then. In 2018, another location opened in Hastings, NE which has two shark heads. [map] |
| Shark Pensacola Beach, FL |
Shark Pensacola Beach, FL |
Shark Islamorada, FL |
Shark Homestead, FL |
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The first Shark shown above was installed on top of the Shaggy's Waterfront Bar & Grill sign around 2020. I think the statue might be gone now. [map]
The second Shark shown above is located inside Flounders Chowder House. The Shark in Islamorada is installed in front of Mangrove Mike's Cafe. It has been there since at least 2011. [map] The Shark in Homestead was installed at the Havana Spice Restaurant around 2019. [map] |
| Shark Tarpon Springs, FL |
Shark Clermont, FL |
Shark Islamorada, FL |
Shark Sarasota, FL |
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This Giant Shark in Tarpon Springs was installed in 2017 for Bumpa's Fish Shack. It closed in 2018 and the building was vacant until 2022 when it began housing Shaka. This statue was repainted. [map]
This Giant Shark in Clermont is located at the Showcase of Citrus. [map] This Giant Shark in Islamorada has been at Bud n' Mary's Marina since at least 2008. [map] This fiberglass Giant Shark in Sarasota is integrated into the sign for the Phillippi Creek Village shops. It has been there since at least 2007. [map] |
| Hammerhead Shark Cortez, FL |
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| This Hammerhead Shark is installed behind the post office and hardware store. The 25-foot-long statue was based on a legendary shark known as "Old Hitler." It built in 2016 from fiberglass and styrofoam by Rose Lipke. [map] |
| Hammerhead Shark Islamorada, FL |
Shark Head Panama City, FL |
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This Hammerhead Shark with scuba gear was installed in front of Wahoo's Bar and Grill around 2019. [map]
This Shark Head in Panama City Beach is located at the Shell Port gift shop. The Head has been there since at least 2007. [map] |
| Sharks Marathon, FL |
Shark Cocoa Beach, FL |
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The first Shark on the left above was installed at the Shady Palm Art Gallery in 2017. They have named him "Nibbles." The statue was previously located at Big Coppitt Key, FL where it had been since at least 1999.
The second Shark shown above is installed on a trailer. It has been at the gallery since around 2019. It was originally installed at Fred's Beds. It had been there since at least the 1990s. The gallery plans to restore the statue. However, in 2021, nothing had happened with it. [map] The Shark in Cocoa Beach has been installed at Beach Wave Beachwear since at least 2007. [map] |
| Shark Cedar Key, FL |
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| This Shark statue was created by T.J. Neil. It was installed at Cedar Key School in 2006. [map] |
| Shark Key West, FL |
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| This Shark was built by welding class students at Sugarloaf Elementary School. It has been there since at least 2008. The school's mascot is a shark. [map] |
| Sharks Daytona Beach, FL |
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| These Sharks have been located at the Big Shark Gift Shop since at least 2007. [map] |
| Shark, Squid, and Blue Crab Panacea, FL |
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| The Shark, Squid, and Blue Crab were installed in 2018. They were purchased by Mad Anthony's Restaurant, the Rock Landing Marina, and the Gulf Specimen Aquarium. [map] |
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