Where Music Plays and Stories Flow
Preserving the stories of lives well lived.
Vista Street Books was founded on a simple belief: every life has stories worth preserving.
Born in a small apartment on Vista Street in Los Angeles, Vista Street Books is dedicated to sharing books that celebrate love, music, friendship, community, and the moments that shape our lives. Every Vista Street Books project is created with one goal—to preserve stories that deserve to be remembered and shared.
Whether through memoir, photography, music, or reflection, our hope is that each book encourages readers to laugh, remember, learn, and see the extraordinary hidden within ordinary lives.
View from the Vista Street balcony.
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A Lifetime of Creative Work
· Helped lead the transition from traditional typesetting to digital publishing as Vice President of a Kansas graphic arts company.
· Founded her own graphic arts business, traveling monthly to Toronto to train sales representatives in the emerging field of digital printing during the industry's transition from analog to digital production.
· Marketing executive with Hewlett-Packard and recipient of the prestigious HP Circle Award.
· Founder of Vista Street Kitchen Productions, producing, engineering, and releasing music to major streaming platforms.
· Contributed to the production coordination, art direction, and communications for Leon Russell's posthumous album, collaborating with Sony Japan, Leon Russell's family, and the LeonLifers community.
· Founder of Vista Street Books and author of Miracle on Vista Street and Don't Lose This: Notes from Vista Street.
The Founder
Retha Petruzates founded Vista Street Books after a lifetime of bringing creative ideas to life.
Her career has taken her from graphic arts and publishing to global marketing, music production, and storytelling.
Along the way, she has helped organizations, artists, and storytellers embrace new technologies, preserve creative work, and share it with audiences around the world.
Today, Vista Street Books brings together everything she loves—writing, publishing, photography, music, and preserving the stories of lives well lived.
“Every street has a story.
Some whisper. Some sing.
Every one is worth remembering.”
We'd Love to Hear From You
Whether you'd like to share your thoughts about a book, ask a question, inquire about speaking engagements, or simply say hello, we'd love to hear from you.
Your story matters. Let's keep the conversation going.
1444 N. Vista Street, Unit One
Los Angeles, CA 90046