NORFOLK, Va. — Doumar’s Cones and Barbecue, an iconic spot in Norfolk for decades, has recently undergone a significant refurbishment of one of its most recognizable features: the classic sign on Granby Street.
Hunter Windley, heir to the Doumar’s legacy, remarked on the sign’s transformation, noting that in his lifetime, it had never been repainted. Windley, whose family owns the famous drive-in, is preparing to take over the business one day.
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“It’s 60 years old, and it needed a lot of it needed a lot of work and me and my mom redid it together,” said Abby Pawley. She’s the artist who had the honor of breathing new life into this local landmark.
“It was a big project to do. We used a metal grinder. It took us, three days to scrape off all the old paint. That was definitely the hardest,” said Pawley.
The son of the man who painted the original sign for Doumar’s back in 1960 came out to see Abby’s work.
“We moved to Norfolk, Virginia in January of ’54 and that was the first time we ever came to Doumar’s,” said Wally Damon Jr.