[2][7] In 1937, the Queens Boulevard Line of the city-owned Independent Subway System was extended to a new terminal at 169th Street and Hillside Avenue, four blocks away.

[5][6][11] In spite of the support of local business owners for the demolition of the line, stores continued to suffer and several establishments closed due to the absence of the El.

The exit stairways for the station were purchased by a private citizen to be used on their estate in Nissequogue on the Long Island Sound.

[13] The Archer Avenue Line was completed in 1988, nearly ten years after the closure of the station,[14] but it does not extend east to 168th Street.

[6] The entrance to the station at this location was built into an alcove of the signal building, which contained storefronts at ground level.