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Salt Lake City converts former Leonardo museum into city offices

Closed; former tenant of the building

Salt Lake City has finished scrapping the Convair C-131 that hung inside the former Leonardo museum and is close to completing demolition of a Cold War-era MiG-21 fighter jet. The city filed a building permit in September to convert the 110,000-square-foot building into offices and youth-services space.

Updated 4 days ago

Salt Lake City scraps two historic planes to make room for winter market

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Permanently closed since 2025

Salt Lake City has scrapped the Convair C-131 Samaritan that hung over its winter farmers market and is finishing work on a MiG-21 fighter jet. Both planes were left behind when The Leonardo, the science and art museum, closed for good in 2025.

Updated Oct 26