C’mon man! By my reckoning, this was a result of some kind of contentious property dispute, which took on the tinge of race.
My conjecture is that the “Crossley Tract” was seen to be an aggressive move against the golf course location, precisely by buying right up to the perimeter, and the golf course, under these contentious circumstances, created the Tamarisk barrier to isolate itself from ( ahem ) interactions with the adjacent properties, and anybody who plays golf knows what I mean.
Also, I don’t see anything wrong with Lawrence St. in Google Maps. OK, a little scruffy, but it’s true I’ve never been picky.
Depending on the date of the overhead imagery, some of the back yards look like Sanford & Sons junkyard. Not a pleasant sight if you are on a golf course.