Complex sentence: The subsequent bankruptcy of Montgomery Ward also dealt the mall a final blow and the mall ultimately closed in 1996 and was razed in 1997 with the exception of the vacant Ward's building which was redeveloped as office space.
Split into simpler sentences: The subsequent bankruptcy of Montgomery Ward also dealt the mall a final blow and the mall ultimately closed in 1996. The entire mall was razed in 1997 with the exception of the vacant Ward's building which was redeveloped as office space.