Union Electric Company
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- Aug 11, 1892Sander Purchases Washington Electric Light CompanyA major consolidation in Seattle's early utility market as entrepreneur Fred E. Sander acquires a key power plant with plans for city-wide expansion.Yesler Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Jul 7, 1893The Struggle for StreetlightsA heated debate erupts in city council over a new contract with the Union Electric Company, revealing tensions over public service, penalties, and infrastructure quality.Seattle, WA
- Nov 10, 1893The Great Telephone Switchboard FireA tangled mess of high-voltage arc light wires sends fireworks cascading through the central telephone exchange, nearly incinerating the entire plant.Seattle, WA
- Sep 12, 1894The Night Seattle Fought Over Its StreetlightsA special meeting of the Board of Aldermen turns into a tense negotiation with the Union Electric Company over the terms, safeguards and cost of lighting the city.Seattle, WA
- Apr 11, 1899The Great Wire War: How Seattle’s Electric Giants Tried to Buy Their Way Out of the UndergroundWhen the City Council threatened to bury power lines underground, Union Electric and Consumers’ Electric screamed ruin. But the real drama wasn't the wires—it was the council dodging a crowd of gamblers and churchgoers demanding saloon closures.Seattle, WA