Original sentence: Along Queen Street, which saw traffic decline substantially, saw many businesses close or change hands.Businesses suffered during the transition, with leisure-type businesses compatible with the Park, such as the Brighton and Odeon theatres closing.Industrial activity declined along the railways.Jameson Avenue, which became the conduit to the highway changed from single family homes to a street of apartment buildings, many cheaply built.Nearby, many of the mansions and large houses became makeshift low-rise 'bachelorette' apartment buildings and rooming houses.One former industrial site on West Lodge Avenue became a two-tower apartment complex that has repeatedly been cited by the City for various by-law infractions.Population density increased with the building of numerous apartment buildings.Several had operated as tourist hotels for visitors to Sunnyside and the CNE.The neighbourhood changed greatly after the highway was completed and the park closed
Edited sentence: As property values plummeted, swaths of land were expropriated to erect social housing.In addition, new low-rise and low-rent buildings were constructed throughout the neighbourhood.Other areas, such as the city blocks around Roncesvalles and Queen, saw large numbers of mansions and other large houses become makeshift low-rise apartment buildings.Over time, wealthy residents subsequently vacated the area.The Brighton and Odeon theatres closed and there was a large turnover of businesses