- Salt Lake City’s winter market returns to the old Leonardo site Nov. 14.
- Two historic planes, a Convair 131 and MiG-12, are being scrapped, city officials said.
- Planes cluttered the space; auctions failed to cover removal costs, they said.
SALT LAKE CITY — As Salt Lake City’s popular Downtown Farmers Market wraps up for the season on Saturday, city officials have decided to scrap two historic planes as they clean out space for its winter home.
Salt Lake City has already scrapped a Convair 131 Samaritan (C-131) that remained in The Leonardo after the museum permanently closed last year. Work to remove and demolish a MiG-12 is nearing completion, according to city officials.
Both historic military planes hovered over vendors and customers after the winter market moved to the building at 209 E. 500 South for the first time last year. They had been left over after The Leonardo closed…