mˈɛni ˈoʊldɚ bˈɪldɪŋz hɐdbɪn ɹˈeɪzd ɔːlɹˌɛdi tə mˌeɪk spˈeɪs fɔːɹ mˈoːɹ mˈɑːdɚn fˈæstfˈuːd ɹˈɛstɹɑːnts ænd dɹˈaɪvɪn bˈæŋks, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz kənsˈɜːn ðæt nˈʌθɪŋ wʊd ɹᵻmˈeɪn ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ʌvðə stɹˈiːtkɑːɹ sˈʌbɜːb ˈiəɹə kˈɔɹɪdˌoːɹ.
Many older buildings had been razed already to make space for more modern fast-food restaurants and drive-in banks, and there was concern that nothing would remain eventually of the streetcar suburb era corridor.