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   United Gas & Electric Co. plant.
 


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Caption:   United Gas & Electric Co. plant (c.1905). A power plant owned and operated by the United Gas & Electric Company was built on Redwood Creek (near where Bradford Street is now) in 1902. The plant included a floating gas tank, water tank, and electrical generator. United Gas & Electric was eventually renamed California Gas & Electric Corp. Frank's Tannery can be seen in the background at right.
     
Photo Date:   circa 1905
     
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   Redwood City Public Library
     
Subjects:  

Utilities -- Redwood City, CA

Businesses -- Redwood City, CA

Industry -- Redwood City, Calif.
 
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