West View is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, just north of downtown Pittsburgh.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.

After serving in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, Reel received 727 acres of land in what was then Pine Township.

He constructed a cabin in West View in 1792, but was forced to leave shortly thereafter due to Native American attacks.

[12] [2017-2019] Democrats-6 (Schellhaus, Kircher, Borio, Aguglia, Steele, Mikec), Unknown party-1 (Miller), Republicans-0[13] West View, along with neighboring (and surrounding) Ross Township, is served by the North Hills School District.

In 1905, Harton entered into a 10-year lease with the Allegheny-Bellevue Land Company for 18.42 acres in the recently-established Borough of West View.

[5] This one-midway trolley park featured two beloved roller coasters: The Dips, with its unique banked turn-around curve, and the Racing Whippet, which featured two coasters on a strategically placed single track so that the train that started on the left of the loading platform came back on the right side and vice versa.

[17] Its competing amusement park, Kennywood, was continuously expanding with bigger attractions, which West View was unable to do because of its location.

The coming-of-age novel Stick Man, about a boy growing up in a bohemian household, with an accompanying musical soundtrack, is set in West View.