"L" service through the station was discontinued in 1949 when CTA routed all trains from the Englewood and Jackson Park branches through the State Street subway, using the 13th Street portal, forming the North-South Route (a precursor of today's Red Line), and following the bankruptcy of the North Shore Line in 1963 the station was closed completely and demolished.

"L" service resumed passing the site of the original station in 1969 when the CTA began to route Lake–Dan Ryan trains into the Loop.

[3] Immediately south of the station exists a pocket track, which is used to turn trains back to the Loop if any activity, such as construction, is obstructing rail traffic.

[5] In 1993, when the new elevated station was constructed it was intended that there should be a direct link to the subway, however, due to lack of funds this was not initially built.

A mosaic, Hopes and Dreams by Juan Angel Chávez and Corinne D. Peterson, adorns the walls, consisting of over 4,000 clay tiles made by visitors to the Museum Campus in 1999 and is themed around the institutions there.