Complex sentence: Some residents claim that the eponymous Friendship Avenue is named after the friendship between Joseph Conrad Winebiddle and William Penn, but this seems unlikely, as Penn rarely visited the colony that bears his name, and then only saw the parts near Philadelphia.
Split into simpler sentences: Some residents claim that Friendship Avenue is named after the friendship between Joseph Conrad Winebiddle and William Penn. This seems unlikely, as Penn rarely visited the colony that bears his name, and then only saw the parts near Philadelphia.