CEMENTLAND ARCHIVE is a growing collection of interviews, photographs, and other materials documenting Cementland: an iconic industrial ruin and art site in St. Louis, MO.
CEMENTLAND ARCHIVE is a growing collection of interviews, photographs, and other materials documenting an iconic industrial ruin in St. Louis, MO. In the 2000s, the St. Louis artist Bob Cassilly, known for City Museum, set out to convert the abandoned Missouri Portland Cement factory into Cementland: part amusement park, part sculptural installation, part earthwork. The project stalled in the 2010s after Cassilly passed, but the site remained a wild patch of biodiversity and a popular hangout even as the property changed hands. We hope this archive will serve nuanced discussion of Cementland’s impact as a de facto active public art site that drew many curious visitors.
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State Historical Society of Missouri

Environmental organizing letter to Bellefontaine Neighbors residents, 1974
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1974
1970–1979
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
Community organizing
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
7/19/2024
Charles W. Grube
American Cement Association

Presentation on Prospect Hill Plant of MPC Co., 1955
Document
Charles W. Grube
American Cement Association
1955
1950–1959
Missouri Portland Cement Company
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Environmental hazards
Mississippi River
1901–1981
9/11/2025
Cindy May

Report on Bellefontaine Neighbors lawsuit plans, 1975 #2
Document
Cindy May
1975
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Mike McCubbins

'Welcome to Bob Cassilly's* Cementland' by Mike McCubbins
Drawing & collage
Mike McCubbins
2025
2020–2029
2000–2011
Bob Cassilly
1/16/2025
Cindy May
Cindy May's letter to St. Louis County Air Pollution Control Office, 1972
Document
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
North County
Environmental hazards
Community organizing
12/22/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #5, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
1/6/2025
Harry Boston

Photo by Harry Boston, 2006–2008
Photos
Harry Boston
2006–2008
2000–2009
Bob Cassilly
2000–2011
1/27/2026
Zo Talkin
Personal narrative by Zo Talkin, 2023
Personal narrative
Zo Talkin
2023
2020–2029
2011–
Graffiti
1/6/2025
Cindy May

Tina Shackleford's letter, 1974
Document
Cindy May
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Cindy May
North County Journal

North County Journal on efforts to study Bellefontaine Neighbors pollution, 1972
Document
Cindy May
North County Journal
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/22/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942 #5
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1942
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
11/12/2025
Cindy May

St. Louis County Supervisor's response to Cindy May, 1972
Document
Cindy May
1972
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/22/2025
Michael Allen
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Interview with Michael Allen about Lafayette Square, 2025
Interview
Michael Allen
2025
2020–2029
Lafayette Square
Bob Cassilly
Architectural salvage & preservation
–1900
1901–1981
1982–1999
5/29/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society

Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942 #3
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1942
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
11/12/2025
Dr. Erica Williams

Interview with Dr. Erica Williams, 2025
Interview
Dr. Erica Williams
2025
2020–2029
North County
Community organizing
Environmental hazards
Ecology
Real estate development
Architectural salvage & preservation
Mississippi River
2011–
2000–2011
1982–1999
11/16/2025
Cindy May

Interview with Cindy, Darrell, and Betsy May, 2025
Interview
Cindy May
Darrell May
Betsy May
2025
2020–2029
12/25/2025
Vicky Jonson
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Interview with Vicky Johnson, 2025
Interview
Vicky Jonson
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
Thai Johnson

Cementland Extreme Skate by Thai Johnson, 2023
Video
Drawing & collage
Thai Johnson
2023
2020–2029
2011–
1/2/2025
Mike Roth, video artist

Cupid's Gun by Mike Roth & Mvstermind, 2014
Video
Mike Roth, video artist
2014
2010–2019
2011–
1/6/2025
Susan Wilson
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
Interview with Susan Wilson, 2025
Interview
Susan Wilson
Riverview MO Memories and Friends Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/6/2025
Richard W. Lemen
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL

Photo by Richard W. Lemen, 1910–1919
Photo
Richard W. Lemen
St. Louis Mercantile Library Collections at UMSL
1910–1919
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Mississippi River
9/18/2025
Don Banden
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
Personal narrative by Don Banden, 2025
Personal narrative
Don Banden
Bellefontaine Neighbors Then and Now Facebook group
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
11/10/2025
Cindy May
St. Louis Post Dispatch

St. Louis Post Dispatch on lawsuit plans against MPC factory, 1974
Document
Cindy May
St. Louis Post Dispatch
1974
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Community organizing
12/23/2025
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
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Photo by Sievers Studio, 1942 #6
Photo
Sievers Studio
Missouri Historical Society
1942
1940–1949
Missouri Portland Cement Company
1901–1981
North County
11/12/2025
Steve Paro

Interview with Steve and Phyllis Paro, 2025
Interview
Steve Paro
Phyllis Paro
2025
2020–2029
1901–1981
1982–1999
2000–2011
2011–
Missouri Portland Cement Company
North County
Bob Cassilly
Cops
Environmental hazards
Real estate development
12/27/2025
Anonymous
Anonymous personal narrative #1, 2023
Personal narrative
Anonymous
2023
2020–2029
2011–
CIty Museum
1/2/2025
State Historical Society of Missouri

Post-Dispatch reporting on new regulation of Missouri Portland Cement Co., 1977
Document
State Historical Society of Missouri
1977
1970–1979
1901–1981
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Environmental hazards
North County
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Community organizing
1/9/2025

























