While restoring the Dairy King building, Christy Widener uncovered a menu board that appeared on the wall when the restaurant operated in the late 1950s. The nostalgic menu is still the same today, but the prices have changed.
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Christy Widener, standing, serves three generations of customers at Dairy King in Damascus, from left, Lori Kasey, Diana Gilland, Mary Neely, and Mildred Blackburn.
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The outside of the Dairy King building got a new roof and a fresh coat of paint, bringing back the diner’s traditional white and red colors that pay homage to the Holston High School Cavaliers.
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Brittney Widener prepares cheeseburgers to go at the newly opened Dairy King in Damascus, Virginia.
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Christy Widener (right) waits on a customer at Dairy King in Damascus. Widener and her husband Frankie have given new life to the restaurant that’s been vacant for at least 10 years in town.
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A checkered floor and vinyl records on the wall give the new Dairy King a retro look.
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While restoring the Dairy King building, Christy Widener uncovered a menu board that appeared on the wall when the restaurant operated in the late 1950s. The nostalgic menu is still the same today, but the prices have changed.
Christy Widener, standing, serves three generations of customers at Dairy King in Damascus, from left, Lori Kasey, Diana Gilland, Mary Neely, and Mildred Blackburn.
The outside of the Dairy King building got a new roof and a fresh coat of paint, bringing back the diner’s traditional white and red colors that pay homage to the Holston High School Cavaliers.
Christy Widener (right) waits on a customer at Dairy King in Damascus. Widener and her husband Frankie have given new life to the restaurant that’s been vacant for at least 10 years in town.
