“Frenchie’s Shack,” named for Del Deo’s friend who built the rustic dune dwelling in 1942, is where Salvatore Del Deo has spent part of the year since 1946.
Mandatory Credit: Romolo Del Deo
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He’s lived in a Cape Cod dune shack for nearly 80 years. Now this 94-year-old artist faces eviction
Salvatore Del Deo is a 94-year-old artist and Korean War Veteran who has made a dune shack in Provincetown, Massachusetts, his part-time home for the past 77 years.

