Leaving the station? Asia on Argyle sign and pagoda come down with Red Line renovations

Crews remove the pagoda from the Argyle station on West Argyle Street in the Uptown neighborhood on Tuesday. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

The Asia on Argyle sign and pagoda that have adorned the Argyle Street L stop for years were removed Tuesday, so they can be put in storage until another location for them is found.

The Argyle station is one of four North Side Red Line stops receiving upgrades as a part of the multibillion-dollar Red and Purple line modernization program.