Complex sentence: With the construction of Interstate 5 through the middle of the area in the early 1970s, the neighborhood was disrupted and atrophied, but has seen a recent renaissance as a restaurant district specializing in Italian food and memorabilia.
Split into simpler sentences: With the construction of Interstate 5 through the middle of the area in the early 1970s, the neighborhood was disrupted and atrophied. The neighborhood has seen a renaissance as a restaurant district specializing in Italian food and memorabilia.