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Initially, Spryfield mainly consisted of homes and roads off of the three main roads mentioned above.

However, after World War II developers began to build subdivisions to accommodate some of the many new residents of the still rapidly growing greater Halifax region as well as the Baby Boomer generation.

These now contain the majority of the community's residents.

Leiblin Park and Thornhill Park were among the first, being built from 1955 to 1965.

Later developments include Elgin subdivision, Green Acres ( which was left unfinished ), Cowie Hill, the Greystone ( formerly Carson St .) subdivision, three subdivisions off of William Lake Road, a modest co-op development by the Macintosh Runs across from B. C.

Silver Junior High School, and a large development in the Colepitt's Lake barrens area which as of 2009 is about halfway completed.

Initially, these were single family dwellings, but higher densities began to be achieved by the late 1970s, when the Cowie Hill subdivision was built with mostly townhouses and two large apartment buildings.

Greystone is mostly row houses, and there are now a number of apartment building complexes in the area, such as the one off of River Road, facing J. L.

Ilsley High School, and the " 500 block " near Green Acres.