The estate grew to accommodate families moving away from older industrial areas with new housing, schools, churches and community centres built.
These pictures from the archive capture life there from the 1990s to the mid 2010s.
9. Under canvas
This photo shows some of the tents and cooking equipment provided by the Dafer Cities scheme available to local groups through the West View Project. Pictured from left: Jamie Bell, Erica Akehurst (Safer Cities) Ken Hay, John Robinson and Mick Bingham (West View Project). Photo: Hartlepool Mail
10. Read all about it
West View Primary School pupils produced their own newspaper in 2003. Photo: TC
11. Employment action
Did you ever visit West View Residents Employment Action Centre, seen here in 2003? Photo: LH
12. Church youth group
Members of West View Baptist Church Youth Group in 2006. Photo: FLR