Private company

Angel City Press

Logo: acp.lapl.org3

Los Angeles publisher

Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library was co-founded in 1992 by Scott McAuley and Paddy Calistro as a small Los Angeles–based publisher of richly illustrated nonfiction books focused on the culture, history, and architecture of Southern California. Their inaugural publication, Hollywood du Jour, documented legendary Hollywood restaurants through recipes and stories.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1992Founded1

Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library was co-founded in 1992 by Scott McAuley and Paddy Calistro as a small Los Angeles–based publisher of richly illustrated nonfiction books focused on the culture, history, and architecture of Southern California. Their inaugural publication, Hollywood du Jour, documented legendary Hollywood restaurants through recipes and stories.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Los Angeles Public Library since Dec 14, 2023

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 14, 2023Acquired Acquired by Los Angeles Public Library1
  2. 1992Founded Founded in Santa Monica1

Sources

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