The Old Spaghetti Factory — Historic Oregon Electric Station, Downtown Eugene

When The Old Spaghetti Factory came to Eugene, it didn’t build new — it moved into one of downtown’s most storied buildings: the Oregon Electric Station at 27 East 5th Avenue, a 1914 brick landmark that began life as a passenger station for the Oregon Electric Railway. Builder’s Electric handled the electrical for the restaurant’s build-out, bringing a 110-year-old building in the heart of the 5th Street Public Market district back to life. There’s a fitting symmetry to it — an electrical contractor named Builder’s Electric rewiring the old Oregon Electric Station for its next century of use.

Working in a building this old is a different discipline than wiring new construction. A century-old structure carries a century of additions, quirks, and outdated systems, and a busy restaurant demands far more power and far stricter code compliance than the building was ever designed to carry. Builder’s Electric brought the commercial electrical up to modern standard — service, distribution, and the circuits to run a full commercial kitchen and dining room — while working within the constraints of a historic, much-loved landmark. That’s the kind of project where decades of experience earn their keep: there’s no margin for guesswork in a building like this.

Lighting is where this project gets its character. The Old Spaghetti Factory is known nationwide for its ornate, antique-styled interiors — warm decorative fixtures, stained glass, and the signature trolley car parked in the dining room — and all of it has to be wired, powered, and made safe without losing the atmosphere that makes the room feel like a step back in time. Beyond the lighting, a restaurant of this scale also leans on low-voltage systems — fire alarm, security, and audio — all work Builder’s Electric handles in-house. The modern requirements get tied into the historic shell so the space reads as timeless while running on current infrastructure.

 

The result is a Eugene landmark given a second act — open, busy, and built to last, with the electrical behind it ready for the decades ahead. It’s exactly the kind of high-stakes commercial and restaurant work Builder’s Electric takes on across downtown Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County: complex buildings, real deadlines, and a finished space the whole community gets to enjoy. From a 1914 rail station to a full house at dinner, this is electrical systems designed, built, and maintained — the Builder’s Electric standard.