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Is there a dress code at Gandy Dancer?
3 answers. Just about anything goes. Very dressy to khakis. over a year ago.
What is the term gandy dancer mean?
Definition of gandy dancer 1 : a laborer in a railroad section gang. 2 : an itinerant or seasonal laborer.
Who owns the Gandy Dancer Ann Arbor?
Landry's Restaurants Inc.One of Ann Arbor's signature restaurants appears headed for an ownership change as owner Landry's Restaurants Inc. accepts an offer by its CEO to buy the company. The $1.2 billion cash deal includes all of the Houston-based company's 175 restaurants in 27 states.
How old is the Gandy Dancer Ann Arbor?
Built in 1886, this elegant structure was considered to be the finest station on the Michigan Central line. The first depot, built when the Michigan Central Railroad came to Ann Arbor in 1839, was located further west on the other side of Broadway.
Are there still gandy dancers?
Today, "gandy dancers" are still employed although they rarely carry manual tools like tie-tongs, tamping bars, claw bars, picks, shovels, lining bar, rail tongs, or other related devices.
Is Gandy Dancer derogatory?
Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers in the United States, more formally referred to as "section hands", who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines.