It didn’t take too long for vendors at the former Redwood Swap Meet in West Valley City to find a new host site. In fact, they may have two to choose from going forward.
Since being displaced last December when the site of the Redwood Drive-In was closed and eventually demolished for a housing development, vendors have been looking for a new place to show their wares. Earlier this spring, they began setting up at Suami del 801, a warehouse style facility at 1055 W. Temple in Salt Lake City. Latin music plays in the building and the site hosts up to 300 vendors each Sunday and is working to open on Saturdays as well.
In the meantime, Cristian Carbujal Gutierrez, who has worked with many of the Redwood vendors in the past, wants to create an open-air swap meet in Grantsville. He was among the leaders opposed to West Valley City’s decision to close the drive-in when new owners purchased the property with plans to build single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums on the land at 3688 S. Redwood Road. The city council approved rezoning for the site last year…