The red neon sign atop the Rio Grande Depot, a landmark in downtown Salt Lake City since the mid-1950s, is coming down.
The sign will be removed starting Aug. 1, officials at the Utah Department of Heritage & Arts announced Tuesday. The department’s offices are in the state-owned depot at 300 S. Rio Grande St., along with the State History division, UServe Utah and the Rio Gallery.
A new sign is going up in place of the old one, and is scheduled to be finished by Oct. 11. It will face both east and west, to welcome visitors arriving from Interstate 15 and the Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub.