Complex sentence: The Northwood & Oakland Avenue Area was settled between the early 1900s and the 1940s, making it one of the first subdivisions to be built on the then "outskirts" of the City of Columbus.
Split into simpler sentences: The Northwood & Oakland Avenue Area was settled between the early 1900s and the 1940s. It is a historic neighborhood and was one of the first subdivisions to be built on the then "outskirts" of the City of Columbus.